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Butterfly Host Plants
If you are serious about attracting butterflies to your yard, you need to
install the plants they lay their eggs on, as well as provide a variety of
nectar sources.
Here is a list of local plants that we grow (some might not always be in
stock, but we're trying!) that butterflies use in the larval
stage.
This list was assembled by Linda Evans, butterfly enthusiast.
Follow this link for more information about butterflies and the plants they
depend on: Miami Blue Chapter NABA
| BUTTERFLY HOST PLANT LIST |
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| BOTANICAL NAME |
COMMON NAME |
BUTTERFLY |
LOCATION |
| Bursera
simaruba |
Gumbo Limbo |
Dingy Purplewing |
Extreme S.E. |
| Byrsonima
lucida |
Locustberry |
Florida Duskywing |
Keys |
| Capparis
flexuosa |
Bayleaf Caper Tree |
Florida White |
S.E. Coast |
| Capparis
flexuosa |
Bayleaf Caper Tree |
Great Southern
White |
Coastal |
| Coccothrinax
argentata |
Florida Silver
Palm |
Monk Skipper |
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| Ficus
aurea |
Strangler Fig |
Ruddy Daggerwing |
South |
| Ficus
citrifolia |
Wild Banyan Tree |
Ruddy Daggerwing |
South |
| Guajacum
sanctum |
Lignumvitae |
Lyside Sulphur |
S.E. Coast |
| Gymnanthes
lucida |
Crabwood |
Florida Purplewing |
Extreme S.E. |
| Lysiloma
latisiliquum |
False Tamarind |
Cassius Blue |
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| Lysiloma
latisiliquum |
False Tamarind |
Large Orange
Sulphur |
Coastal |
| Lysiloma
latisiliquum |
False Tamarind |
Mimosa Yellow |
Up. Keys only |
| Picramnia
pentandra |
Florida Bitterbush |
Dina Yellow |
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| Piscidia
piscipula |
Jamaica Dogwood |
Fulvous Hairstreak |
Extreme
S. |
| Piscidia
piscipula |
Jamaica Dogwood |
Hammock Skipper |
Coastal |
| Pithecellobium
keyense |
Blackbead |
Cassius Blue |
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| Pithecellobium
keyense |
Blackbead |
Large Orange
Sulphur |
Coastal |
| Senna
polyphylla* |
Desert Cassia |
Cloudless Sulphur |
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| Senna
polyphylla |
Desert Cassia |
Orange-barred
Sulphur |
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| Sorghastrum
secundum |
Lopsided
Indiangrass |
Delaware Skipper |
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| Sorghastrum
secundum |
Lopsided
Indiangrass |
Swarthy Skipper |
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| Sorghastrum
secundum |
Lopsided
Indiangrass |
Twin-spot Skipper |
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| Stachytarpheta
jamaicensis |
Blue Porterweed |
Tropical Buckeye |
Extreme S.E. |
| Suriana
maritima |
Bay Cedar |
Mallow
Scrub-Hairstreak |
S. Coastal |
| Suriana
maritima |
Bay Cedar |
Martial
Scrub-Hairstreak |
Extreme
S. |
| Thrinax
morrisii |
Brittle Thatch
Palm |
Monk Skipper |
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| Thrinax
radiata |
Florida Thatch
Palm |
Monk Skipper |
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| Tripsacum
floridana |
Gammagrass |
Clouded Skipper |
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| Tripsacum
floridana |
Gammagrass |
Three-spotted
Skipper |
Extreme
S. |
| Zanthoxylum
coriaceum |
Prickly Ash |
Giant Swallowtail |
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| Zanthoxylum
fagara |
Wild Lime |
Giant Swallowtail |
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| Zanthoxylum
fagara |
Wild Lime |
Schaus Swallowtail |
N. Key Largo |
| Zanthoxylum
flavum |
Yellowwood |
Giant Swallowtail |
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is not considered to be native to South Florida, but is an attractive,
non-invasive small tree from the Caribbean area, appropriate for planting
in our area. |
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list was prepared by Linda M. Evans |
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| Miami
Blue Chapter NABA (miamiblue.org) |
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