Turpentine Wavewing

Pteryxia terebinthina (Hook.) J.M. Coult. & Rose - Carrot family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 24 inches

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: Yellow

Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Turpentine Wavewing: Depressaria multifidae, Depressaria pteryxiphaga, Depressaria togata, Depressaria yakimae, Papilio indra, Papilio indra indra, Papilio zelicaon, Papilio zelicaon zelicaon

Native Range

  • USA:  California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.