Trinity Forks Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas

Native Plant Butterfly Garden

Canopy Trees

American Elm - Ulmus Americana - larval

Cedar Elm - Ulmus crassifolia - larval

Honey-locust - Gleditsia triacanthos - nectar & larval

Oaks (various) - Quercus spp. - larval

Sugar Hackberry - Celtis laevigata - larval

Understory Trees

Carolina Buckthorn - Rhamnus caroliniana - nectar & larval

Eve's Necklace - Sophora affinis - nectar

Hercules Club - Zanthoxylum clava-herculis -  nectar & larval

Mexican Plum - Prunus mexicana - nectar & larval

Redbud, Eastern - Cercis canadensis var Canadensis - nectar & larval

Redbud, Texas - Cercis Canadensis var texana -  nectar & larval

Rough-leaf Dogwood - Cornus drummondii - nectar & larval

Rusty Blackhaw Viburnum - Viburnum rufidulum

Sumacs (various) - Rhus spp. - nectar & larval

Shrubs

Autumn Sage - Salvia greggii - nectar

Buttonbush - Cephalanthus occidentalis - nectar

Coralberry - Symphoricarpos orbiculatus - larval

False Indigo Bush - Amorpha fruticosa - nectar & larval

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

Fragrant Mistflower - Eupatorium odoratum - nectar

Pavonia - Pavonia lasiopetala - nectar

Skeleton-leaf Goldeneye - Viguiera stenoloba - nectar

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

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

White Honeysuckle Bush - Lonicera alba - nectar

Grasses - all grasses are butterfly larval food

Big Bluestem - Andropogon gerardi

Bushy Bluestem - Andropogon glomeratus

Canada Wildrye - Elymus canadensis var. Canadensis

Eastern Gamagrass - Tripsacum dactyloides

Hairy Grama - Bouteloua hirsuta

Indiangrass - Sorghastrum nutans

Inland Seaoats - Chasmanthium latifolium

Little Bluestem - Schizachyrium scoparium

Purple-top Grass - Tridens flavus

Sideoats Grama - Bouteloua curtipendula

Splitbeard Bluestem - Andropogon ternaries

Switchgrass - Panicum virgatum

Groundcovers

Frog Fruit - Phyla nodiflora - nectar & larval

Vines

Coral Honeysuckle - Lonicera sempervirens - nectar & larval

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

Snapdragon Vine - Maurandya antirrhiniflora - nectar & larval

Perennial wildflowers

Barbara's Buttons - Marshallia caespitosa - nectar

Bergamot - Monarda fistulosa - nectar

Blackfoot Daisy - Melampodium leucanthum - nectar

Blue Mistflower - Eupatorium coelestinum & other species - nectar

Blue Sage - Salvia azurea - nectar

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

Butterfly Weed - Asclepias tuberosa - nectar & larval

Calylophus - Calylophus spp. - nectar

Cutleaf Daisy - Engelmannia peristenia - nectar

Elderberry - 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 - nectar

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

Purple Coneflower - 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 -  nectar

Scarlet Sage - Salvia coccinea - nectar

Wild Petunia - Ruellia spp. - nectar & larval

Wind-Flower - Anemone berlandieri

Zexmenia - Zexmenia hispida

Annual wildflowers

Black Eyed Susan - Rudbeckia hirta - nectar

Clasping-leaf Coneflower - Dracopsis amplexicaulis -  nectar

Cowpen Daisy - Verbesina encelioides - 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 - 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 - nectar & larval

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