Trinity Forks Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas

Native Plant Butterfly Garden

Canopy Trees

American Elm &endash; Ulmus Americana &endash; larval

Cedar Elm &endash; Ulmus crassifolia &endash; larval

Honey-locust &endash; Gleditsia triacanthos &endash; nectar & larval

Oaks (various) &endash; Quercus spp. - larval

Sugar Hackberry &endash; Celtis laevigata - larval

Understory Trees

Carolina Buckthorn &endash; Rhamnus caroliniana - nectar & larval

Eve's Necklace &endash; Sophora affinis &endash; nectar

Hercules Club &endash; Zanthoxylum clava-herculis &endash; nectar & larval

Mexican Plum &endash; Prunus mexicana &endash; nectar & larval

Redbud, Eastern &endash; Cercis canadensis var Canadensis &endash; nectar & larval

Redbud, Texas &endash; Cercis Canadensis var texana &endash; nectar & larval

Rough-leaf Dogwood - Cornus drummondii &endash; nectar & larval

Rusty Blackhaw Viburnum - Viburnum rufidulum

Sumacs (various) &endash; Rhus spp. &endash; nectar & larval

Shrubs

Autumn Sage - Salvia greggii &endash; nectar

Buttonbush &endash; Cephalanthus occidentalis - nectar

Coralberry - Symphoricarpos orbiculatus - larval

False Indigo Bush - Amorpha fruticosa &endash; nectar & larval

Flame Acanthus - Anisacanthus quadrifidus var. wrightii &endash; nectar & larval

Fragrant Mistflower - Eupatorium odoratum - nectar

Pavonia &endash; Pavonia lasiopetala - nectar

Skeleton-leaf Goldeneye - Viguiera stenoloba - nectar

Texas Lantana - Lantana horrida (orange flower) &endash; nectar & larval

Turk's Cap - Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii - nectar

White Honeysuckle Bush &endash; Lonicera alba - nectar

Grasses - all grasses are butterfly larval food

Big Bluestem &endash; Andropogon gerardi

Bushy Bluestem &endash; Andropogon glomeratus

Canada Wildrye - Elymus canadensis var. Canadensis

Eastern Gamagrass &endash; Tripsacum dactyloides

Hairy Grama &endash; Bouteloua hirsuta

Indiangrass - Sorghastrum nutans

Inland Seaoats - Chasmanthium latifolium

Little Bluestem &endash; Schizachyrium scoparium

Purple-top Grass &endash; Tridens flavus

Sideoats Grama - Bouteloua curtipendula

Splitbeard Bluestem &endash; Andropogon ternaries

Switchgrass &endash; Panicum virgatum

Groundcovers

Frog Fruit - Phyla nodiflora &endash; nectar & larval

Vines

Coral Honeysuckle - Lonicera sempervirens &endash; nectar & larval

Passion Flower - Passiflora incarnata & other species - nectar & larval

Snapdragon Vine - Maurandya antirrhiniflora &endash; nectar & larval

Perennial wildflowers

Barbara's Buttons - Marshallia caespitosa &endash; nectar

Bergamot - Monarda fistulosa - nectar

Blackfoot Daisy - Melampodium leucanthum &endash; nectar

Blue Mistflower - Eupatorium coelestinum & other species - nectar

Blue Sage - Salvia azurea &endash; nectar

Boneset (various) &endash; Eupatorium havanense, E. serotinum - nectar & larval

Butterfly Weed - Asclepias tuberosa &endash; nectar & larval

Calylophus - Calylophus spp. &endash; nectar

Cutleaf Daisy - Engelmannia peristenia - nectar

Elderberry &endash; Sambucus Canadensis - nectar

Four Nerve Daisy - Tetraneuris scaposa - nectar

Fragrant Phlox - Phlox pilosa - nectar

Frostweed - Verbesina virginica - nectar

Gayfeather - Liatris mucronata - nectar

Goldenrod - Solidago canadensis - nectar

Jimsonweed - Datura wrightii - nectar & larval

Lanceleaf Coreopsis - Coreopsis lanceolata - nectar

Lyre-leaf Sage - Salvia lyrata - nectar

Maximilian Sunflower - Helianthus maximiliani - nectar

Mealy Blue Sage - Salvia farinacea - nectar

Mexican Hat - Ratibida columnaris - nectar

Missouri Primrose - Oenothera macrocarpa - nectar

Pink Evening Primrose - Oenothera speciosa - nectar

Prairie Verbena - Verbena bipinnatifida var. bipinnatifida &endash; nectar

Purple Aster or Fall Aster - Aster spp. &endash; nectar & larval

Purple Coneflower &endash; Echinacea purpurea & other species - nectar

Skullcap (various) - Scutellaria species - nectar

Snake Herb - Dyschoriste linearis - nectar

Sneezeweed - Helenium spp. - nectar & larval

Spider Lily - Hymenocallis caroliniana or liriosme &endash; nectar

Scarlet Sage &endash; Salvia coccinea &endash; nectar

Wild Petunia - Ruellia spp. &endash; nectar & larval

Wind-Flower - Anemone berlandieri

Zexmenia - Zexmenia hispida

Annual wildflowers

Black Eyed Susan - Rudbeckia hirta - nectar

Clasping-leaf Coneflower - Dracopsis amplexicaulis &endash; nectar

Cowpen Daisy - Verbesina encelioides &endash; nectar

Eryngo - Eryngium leavenworthii - nectar

Fleabane - Erigeron spp. - nectar

Greenthread - Thelesperma filifolium - nectar

Indian Blanket - Gaillardia pulchella var. pulchella - nectar

Indian Paintbrush - Castilleja indivisa - nectar

Mountain Pink - Centaurium beyrichii - nectar

Partridge Pea - Chamaecrista fasciculata - nectar & larval

Plains Coreopsis - Coreopsis tinctoria - nectar

Prairie Agalinis - Agalinis heterophylla &endash; nectar & larval

Purple Horsemint - Monarda citriodora - nectar

Senecio/Groundsel - Senecio sp - nectar

Standing Cypress - Ipomopsis rubra - nectar

Stemless Evening Primrose - Oenothera triloba - nectar

Texas Bluebonnet - Lupinus texensis &endash; nectar & larval

Compiled for the Trinity Forks Chapter of NPSOT by Kathy Saucier, January 2005