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This list identifies plants that provide nectar for butterfles and food for larvae. Also see "Food Plants for Butterfly Larva', which is ordered by butterfly . Be wary of using pesticides or herbicides. Remember that even the organic pesticide BT is deadly to and caterpillars.

Trees Platanus racemosa (CALIFORNIA OR WESTERN SYCAMORE) Acer circinatum (VINE MAPLE) - Feeds larvae of Western Tiger Swallowtail Aesculus californica (BUCKEYE, CALIFORNIA BUCKEYE) Populus spp. (POPLAR, ASPEN, COTTONWOOD) - Feeds larvae of Echo Blue (Spring Azure) - Feeds larvae of Mourning Cloak, Lorquin’s Admiral, Western Tiger Aesculus carnea (RED HORSE CHESTNUT) Swallowtail, Dreamy Duskywing Aesculus hippocastanum (HORSE CHESTNUT) Prosopsis glandulosa var. torreyana (HONEY MESQUITE) Albizia spp. (SILK TREE, MIMOSA, PLUME ACACIA) - Feeds larvae of Leda Hairstreak, Longtailed Skipper Alnus spp. (ALDERS) Prunus lyonii (CATALINA CHERRY) - Feeds larvae of Western Tiger Swallowtail, Mourning Cloak Prunus virginiana var. demissa (WESTERN Arbutus 'Marina' (STRAWBERRY TREE) CHOKECHERRY) Arbutus menziesii (MADRONE) - Feeds larvae of Lorquin’s Admiral, Two-tailed Tiger Swallowtail - Feeds larvae of Western Brown Elfin Pseudotsuga menziesii (DOUGLAS FIR) Arbutus unedo (STRAWBERRY TREE) - Feeds larvae of White decurrens (INCENSE CEDAR) Ptelea crenulata (HOP TREE) - Feeds larvae of Nelson’s Hairstreak - Feeds larvae of Two-tailed tiger Swallowtail Celtis spp. (HACKBERRY) Quercus spp. (OAKS) - Feeds larvae of Mourning Cloak - Feeds larvae of California Sister, Boisduval's Hairstreak, Lorquin's spp. (DOGWOOD) Hairstreak, Herr's Hairstreak, California Hairstreak, Gray Hairstreak, Echo Blue (Spring Azure), Goldhunter's Hairstreak, Nut Brown Hairstreak, Cornus glabrata (BROWN DOGWOOD) Santa Monica Mts. Hairstreak, Wright's Duskywing, Mournful Duskywing, - Feeds larvae of Echo Blue (Spring Azure) Propertius Duskywing, Lucustra Duskywing sargentii (SARGENT CYPRESS) Quercus agrifolia (COAST LIVE OAK) - Feeds larvae of Muir’s Hairstreak - Feeds larvae of Mournful Duskywing Eucalyptus nicholii Quercus chrysolepis (CANYON LIVE OAK) Eucalyptus polyanthemos - Feeds larvae of California Sister Fraxinus spp. (ASH) Quercus lobata (VALLEY OAK) - Feeds larvae of Two-tailed Tiger Swallowtail - Feeds larvae of California Hairstreak Heteromeles arbutifolia (TOYON, CALIFORNIA HOLLY) Salix spp. (WILLOW) - Feeds larvae of at least 8 butterflies - Feeds larvae of Mourning Cloak, Lorquin’s Admiral, Western Tiger Juniperus californica (CALIFORNIA ) Swallowtail, Woodland or Sylvan Hairstreak , Dryope Hairstreak, Dreamy Duskywing, Southem Sylvan Hairstreak - Feeds larvae of Juniper Hairstreak, Mansfield’s Hairstreak, Muir’s Hairstreak Salix exigua [S. hindsiana] (SANDBAR WILLOW) Juniperus osteosperma (UTAH JUNIPER) - Feeds larvae of Sylvan Hairstreak - Feeds larvae of Juniper Hairstreak, Nelson’s Hairstreak Salix lasiolepis (ARROYO WILLOW) Lithocarpus densiflorus (TANBARK OAK) - Feeds larvae of Western Tiger Swallowtail, Lorquin’s Admiral - Feeds larvae of Lorquin’s Hairstreak Sambucus spp. (ELDERBERRY) Olneya tesota (DESERT IRONWOOD) Vitex agnus-castus (CHASTE TREE) - Feeds larvae of Funereal Duskywing Pinus jeffreyi - Feeds larvae of Pine White, Western Pine Elfin Abelia spp. (ABELIA) Pinus murrayana Adenostoma fasciculatum (CHAMISE) - Feeds larvae of Pine White, Western Pine Elfin - Feeds larvae of Echo Blue (Spring Azure) Pinus ponderosa (PONDEROSA PINE) Arctostaphylos spp. (MANZANITA) - Feeds larvae of Pine White, Western Pine Elfin Artemisia spp. Pinus radiata (MONTEREY PINE) (DUNE SAGEBRUSH) - Feeds larvae of Pine White, Western Pine Elfin Artemisia tridentata (BIG SAGEBRUSH) Platanus acerifolia (LONDON PLANE)

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By Master Gardeners of Sonoma County Pub No. 049-001, Aug 2016 - Page 1 of 5 Atriplex lentiformis (QUAIL BUSH) spp. (LUPINE) - Feeds larvae of Western Pygmy Blue - Feeds larvae of Black and Gold Sulphur, Orange-bordered Blue, Silvery Baccharis pilularis (COYOTE BUSH) Blue and 4 ssp., Common Blue and 8 ssp., Painted Lady Baccharis salicifolia [B. glutinosa] (MULEFAT) Mahonia [Berberis] spp. - Feeds larvae of Fatal Metalmark Mimulus [Diplacus] spp. (MONKEYFLOWER) Buddleia spp. (BUTTERFLY BUSH) - Feeds larvae of Chalcedon checkerspot and 8 ssp.,Buckeye Ceanothus spp. (CALIFORNIA LILAC) Prunus ilicifolia (HOLLY LEAF CHERRY) - Feeds larvae of California Tortoise Shell, Pale Tiger Swallowtail , - Feeds larvae of Pale Tiger Swallowtail Hedgerow Hairstreak and 4 ssp., Western Brown Elfin, Echo Blue (Spring californica (COFFEEBERRY) Azure), Pacuvius Duskywing, Southern Buckthorn Hairstreak, Grinnel’s - Feeds larvae of Pale Tiger Swallowtail, Gray Hairstreak, Echo Blue Duskywing, California Hairstreak (Spring Azure) Ceanothus cuneatus (BUCKBRUSH) Rhamnus crocea (REDBERRY) - Feeds larvae of California Hairstreak, Hedgerow Hairstreak, Western - Feeds larvae of Pale Tiger Swallowtail, Hermes Copper Brown Elfin Rhododendron spp. (AZALEAS) Ceanothus oliganthus var. sorediatus (HAIRY CEANOTHUS) - Feeds larvae of Zephyr Anglewing - Feeds larvae of Artful Duskywing, Hedgerow Hairstreak Rhododendron spp. (RHODODENDRONS) Ceanothus ramulosus (COAST CEANOTHUS) - Feeds larvae of Zephyr Anglewing - Feeds larvae of Hedgerow Hairstreak Rhododendron occidentale (WESTERN AZALEA) Ceanothus thyrsiflorus (BLUEBLOSSOM) - Feeds larvae of Rustic Anglewing, Sylvan Anglewing - Feeds larvae of Pale Tiger Swallowtail spp. (CURRANT AND GOOSEBERRY) Celtis reticulata (NETLEAF HACKBERRY) - Feeds larvae of Zephyr Anglewing, Tailed Copper and 3 ssp, incI. - Feeds larvae of Snout Butterfly Cloudy Copper Ceratostigma griffithii Ribes divaricatum (STRAGGLY GOOSEBERRY) Ceratostigma plumbaginoides (DWARF PLUMBAGO) - Feeds larvae of Oreas Anglewing, Tailed Copper Cercocarpus betuloides (MOUNTAIN MAHOGANY) Rosa spp. (ROSES) - Feeds larvae of Gray Hairstreak, Hedgerow Hairstreak - Feeds larvae of Chalcedon Checkerspot Chrysolepis chrysophylla (CHINQUAPIN) Rosmarinus officinalis (ROSEMARY) - Feeds larvae of Lorquin’s Hairstreak, California Sister Salvia spp. (SAGE) Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus (STICKY-LEAVED spp. (SPIREA) RABBITBRUSH) Styrax officinalis californicus [S. californica] (SNOWBELL - Feeds larvae of Sagebrush Checkerspot BUSH, CALIFORNIA STORAX) Cornus spp. (DOGWOOD) - Feeds larvae of Chalcedon Checkerspot Cornus occidentalis (CREEK DOGWOOD) Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus (SNOWBERRY) - Feeds larvae of Echo Blue (Spring azure) - Feeds larvae of Colon Checkerspot Dalea (INDIGO BUSH) Syringa spp. (LILAC) - Feeds larvae of Southern Dogface, California Dogface Encelia californica (CALIFORNIA ENCELIA) Vines - Feeds larvae of Fatal Metalmark Aristolochia spp. (PIPE VINE) Eriogonum spp. (BUCKWHEATS) - Feeds larvae of Pipevine Swallowtail (on any A. species except A. - Feeds larvae of Morman Metalmark and 7 ssp., Bramble Green elegans) Hairstreak, Gray Hairstreak, Square Spotted Blue and 8 ssp, Dotted Blue Aristolochia californica (DUTCHMAN’S PIPE VINE, and 6 ssp., Acmon Blue, San Bernardino Blue, Green Hairstreak, Gorgon CALIFORNIA PIPE VINE) Copper, Purplish Copper Eriogonum fasciculatum (CALIFORNIA BUCKWHEAT) - Feeds larvae of Pipevine Swallowtail, Hairy Pipevine Swallowtail - Feeds larvae of Lupine Blue and 3 ssp., Mormon Metalmark, Blue Dolichos lablab [Lablab purpureus] (HYACINTH BEAN VINE) Copper, Bramble Green Hairstreak, Square Spotted Blue Humulus lupulus (COMMON HOPS) Escallonia spp. - Feeds larvae of Red Admiral, Satyr Anglewing, Gray Hairstreak, Fremontodendron spp. (FLANNEL BUSH) Mourning Cloak Ipomoea alba (MOONFLOWER) Gaultheria shallon (SALAL) - Feeds larvae of Western Brown Elfin Lonicera spp. (HONEYSUCKLE) Holodiscus discolor (CREAM BUSH, OCEAN SPRAY) - Feeds larvae of Chalcedon Checkerspot - Feeds larvae of Lorquin’s Admiral, Pale Swallowtail Passiflora spp. (PASSION VINE) Lavandula spp. (LAVENDER) - Feeds larvae of Gulf Fritillary Sarcostemma cynanchoides var. hartwegii (CLIMBING Lavatera assurgentiflora (TREE MALLOW, ISLAND MILKWEED) MALLOW, MISSION MALLOW) - Feeds larvae of Striated - Feeds larvae of West Coast Lady Sarcostemma hirtellum (CLIMBING MILKWEED) Lonicera spp. (HONEYSUCKLE) - Feeds larvae of Striated Queen - Feeds larvae of Chalcedon Checkerspot Vitis californica (CALIFORNIA GRAPE)

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By Master Gardeners of Sonoma County Pub No. 049-001, Aug 2016 - Page 2 of 5 Perennials Cynoglossum grande (HOUND’S TONGUE) Acamptopappus sphaerocephalus (GOLDENHEAD) Dahlia spp. - Feeds larvae of Desert Checkerspot Dentaria californica (MILKMAID) Achillea spp. (YARROW) - Feeds larvae of Veined White, Sara Orangetip Agastache foeniculum (ANISE HYSSOP) caryophyllus (CARNATIONS) Alcea rosea (HOLLYHOCK) Dianthus plumarius (COTTAGE PINKS) Amorpha californica (FALSE INDIGO) Diascia spp. (TWINSPUR) - Feeds larvae of California Dogface, Common Hairstreak, Northern - Feeds larvae of Buckeye Cloudywing Dicentra formosa (WESTERN BLEEDING HEART) Amorpha fruticosa (FALSE INDIGO) - Feeds larvae of Clodius Parnassian and 4 ssp. - Feeds larvae of Southern Dogface Echinacea purpurea (PURPLE CONEFLOWER) Anagallis spp. (PIMPERNEL) Erigeron glaucus (BEACH , SEASIDE DAISY) Anaphalis margaritacea (PEARLY EVERLASTING) Eriogonum spp. (BUCKWHEATS) - Feeds larvae of American Painted Lady - Feeds larvae of Morman Metalmark and 7 ssp., Bramble Green Angelica spp. (ANGELICA) Hairstreak, Gray Hairstreak, Square Spotted Blue and 8 ssp, Dotted Blue and 6 ssp., Acmon Blue, San Bernardino Blue, Green Hairstreak, Gorgon - Feeds larvae of Anise Swallowtail Copper, Purplish Copper Anthemis tinctora (GOLDEN MARGUERITE) Eriogonum elongatum (LONGSTEMMED BUCKWHEAT) Aquilegia spp. (COLUMBINES) - Feeds larvae of Gorgon Copper Arabis spp. (ROCK CRESS) (WIDELEAVED BUCKWHEAT) - Feeds larvae of Sara Orangetip - Feeds larvae of Gorgon Copper, Acmon Blue, Tilden’s Blue , Bay Region Arceuthobium (MISTLETOE) Blue , Mormon Metalmark - Feeds larvae of Thicket Hairstreak (on ), Great Purple Hairstreak Eriogonum nudum (NAKED BUCKWHEAT) Arceuthobium campylopodum (DWARF MISTLETOE) - Feeds larvae of Gorgon Copper - Feeds larvae of Johnson’s Hairstreak (on Western hemlock) Eriogonum nudum auriculatum (NAKED BUCKWHEAT) spp. (MILKWEED) - Feeds larvae of Lange’s Metalmark - Feeds larvae of Monarch Eriogonum parvifolium (SMALL-LEAF BUCKWHEAT) Asclepias albicans (MILKWEED) - Feeds larvae of Mormon Metalmark - Feeds larvae of Monarch, Striated Queen Eriogonum umbellatum (SULFUR BUCKWHEAT) Asclepias erosa (MILKWEED) - Feeds larvae of Lupine Blue and 3 ssp. - Feeds larvae of Monarch, Striated Queen menziesii ssp. concinnum (WALLFLOWER) Aster spp. maculatum (JOE PYE WEED) - Feeds larvae of Gabb's Checkerspot, Painted Lady, Crescentspot Gnaphalium (CUDWEED) Aster chilensis (CALIFORNIA ASTER) - Feeds larvae of American Painted Lady - Feeds larvae of Northern Checkerspot, Field Crescent Grindelia stricta [G. arenicola] (PACIFIC GRINDELIA, Aster hesperius (MARSH ASTER) GUMPLANT) - Feeds larvae of Field Crescentspot Haplopappus squarrosus (GOLDENWEED) Astragalus spp. (RATTLEPODS) - Feeds larvae of Gabb’s Checkerspot - Feeds larvae of Marine Bblue, Melissa Blue, Western Tailed Blue, Helianthus spp. (SUNFLOWER) Arrowhead Blue and 2 ssp. incl. Coastal Arrowhead Blue, Northern Heracleum lanatum (COW PARSNIP) Cloudywing Isomeris arborea (BLADDERPOD) Astragalus douglasii var. parishii (DOUGLAS’S RATTLEPOD) - Feeds larvae of Becker’s White - Feeds larvae of Harford’s Sulphur Lathyrus (PEAS) Castilleja spp. (PAINTBRUSHES) - Feeds larvae of Marine Blue, Lotis Blue, Western Tailed Blue, Silvery Blue and 4 ssp incl. Behr’s Blue, Eastern Tailed Blue, Black and Gold - Feeds larvae of Chalcedon Checkerspot and ssp., Northern Checkerspot, Sulphur Wright’s Leanira Checkerspot, Davies’s Checkerspot, Wright’s Checkerspot Lessingia [Corethrogyne] filaginifolia (CALIFORNIA ASTER) Castilleja densiflorus (OWL’S ) - Feeds larvae of Gabb’s Checkerspot - Feeds larvae of Edith's Checkerspot and at least 12 ssp. Linum perenne (BLUE FLAX) Centaurea spp. (INVASIVE) Lithodora diffusa Centranthus ruber (RED VALERIAN) Lomatium spp. (LOMATIUM) Cephalaria giganitica (CEPHALARIA) - Feeds larvae of Anise Swallowtail corniculatus (BIRD’S FOOT TREFOIL) Ceratostigma willmottianum (CHINESE PLUMBAGO) - Feeds larvae of Lotis Blue, Greenish Blue, EasternTailed Blue, Western Chrysanthemum spp. Tailed Blue, Northern Cloudywing, Orange Sulphur, Bramble Green Cirsium spp. (THISTLE) Hairstreak, Acmon Blue - Feeds larvae of Mylitta Crescent, Orseis Crescent, Painted Lady, Thistle Lotus scoparius (DEER WEED) Crescent, Red Admiral - Feeds larvae of Bramble Green Hairstreak, Marine Blue, Funereal Coreopsis spp. (COREOPSIS) Duskywing, Acmon Blue, Southern Blue, Behr’s Blue

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By Master Gardeners of Sonoma County Pub No. 049-001, Aug 2016 - Page 3 of 5 Lupinus spp. (LUPINE) Scrophularia californica ( , CALIFORNIA - Feeds larvae of Black and Gold Sulphur, Orange-bordered Blue, Silvery FIGWORT) Blue and 4 ssp., Common Blue and 8 ssp., Painted Lady - Feeds larvae of Chalcedon Checkerspot and 8 ssp. Lupinus bicolor (BLUE AND WHITE LUPINE, MINIATURE Sedum spp. (STONECROP) LUPINE) Sedum spathulifolium (COMMON STONECROP) - Feeds larvae of Common Blue - Feeds larvae of San Bruno Elfin, Doudoroff’s Hairstreak Lupinus chamissonis (BEACH LUPINE) Senna [Cassia] armata (ARMED CASSIA) - Feeds larvae of Common Blue - Feeds larvae of Cloudless Giant Sulphur Lupinus excubitus (SILVER WHITELEAF BUSH LUPINE) Sidalcea spp. (CHECKERBLOOM) - Feeds larvae of Evius Blue, Arrowhead Blue - Feeds larvae of Two-banded Checkered Skipper, Common Checkered (SUMMER LUPINE) Skipper - Feeds larvae of Pardalis or Mission Blue, Arrowhead Blue and 2 ssp Sidalcea malvaeflora (CHECKERBLOOM) .incl. Coastal Arrowhead Blue, Common Blue - Feeds larvae of West Coast Lady Lupinus variicolor (BLUFF LUPINE) Soleirolia soleirolii (BABY'S TEARS) - Feeds larvae of Common Blue - Feeds larvae of Red Admiral Lychnis coronaria (ROSE CAMPION, CROWN PINK,R Solidago spp. (GOLDENROD) DUSTY MILLER) Sphaeralcea (GLOBE MALLOWS) Machaeranthera tortifolia (DESERT ASTER) - Feeds larvae of West Coast Lady, Large White Skipper - Feeds larvae of Desert Checkerspot Stanleya pinnata (PRINCE’S PLUME) Malacothamnus davidsonii (DAVIDSON’S BUSH MALLOW) - Feeds larvae of Becker’s White - Feeds larvae of Large White Skipper Thermopsis (FALSE LUPINE) Malacothamnus fasciculatus [M. arcuatus] (MESA BUSH - Feeds larvae of Behr’s Blue, Persius Duskywing MALLOW) Tweedia caerulea - Feeds larvae of Large White Skipper - Feeds larvae of Monarch Malva spp. (MALLOWS, CHEESEWEED) Umbillifers (FENNEL, ANGELICA, PARSLEY, CARROT, - Feeds larvae of Painted Lady, West Coast Lady, Gray Hairstreak, ETC.) Common Checkered Skipper - Feeds larvae of Anise Swallowtail Melissa officinalis (LEMON BALM) Urtica (NETTLES) Mentha spicata (SPEARMINT) - Feeds larvae of Red Admiral, Painted Lady, West Coast Lady, Satyr Mimulus [Diplacus] spp. (MONKEY FLOWER) Anglewing Monarda spp. (BEE BALM, OSWEGO TEA) Urtica diocia ssp. holosericea (STINGING NETTLE) Monardella villosa (COYOTE MINT) - Feeds larvae of Satyr Anglewing, Milbert’s Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral Myoporum parvifolium (PROSTRATE MYOPORUM) Valeriana officinalis (HELIOTROPE) Orthocarpus spp. (OWL’S CLOVER) Verbena spp. Pedicularis densiflora (INDIAN WARRIOR) Viola spp. (VIOLETS) - Feeds larvae of Edith’s Checkerspot and at least 12 ssp. incl. Luesther’s - Feeds larvae of Great Spangled Fritillary, Leto Fritillary, Apache Checkerspot Fritillary, Callippe Fritillary and 9 ssp., Hydaspe Fritillary and 3 ssp., Pelargonium spp. (SCENTED GERANIUMS) Variegated Fritillary, Comstock’s Fritillary, Coronis Fritillary, Myrtle’s Penstemon spp. (PENSTEMON, BEARD TONGUE) Fritillary, Zerene Fritillary, Gulf Fritillary - Feeds larvae of Chalcedon Checkerspot, Buckeye Viola adunca (WESTERN DOG VIOLET) Phacelia spp. - Feeds larvae of Unsilvered Fritillary and ssp. Viola cuneata (WEDGELEAF VIOLET) Phlox paniculata (SUMMER PHLOX) - Feeds larvae of Unsilvered Fritillary and ssp. Phoradendron flavescens (MISTLETOE, AMERICAN) Viola glabella (SMOOTH YELLOW VIOLET) - Feeds larvae of Great Purple Hairstreak - Feeds larvae of Unsilvered Fritillary and ssp. Plantago (PLANTAIN) Viola ocellata (TWO-EYED VIOLET) - Feeds larvae of Buckeye, Chalcedon Checkerspot - Feeds larvae of Western Meadow Fritillary, Unsilvered Fritillary and ssp. Plantago subnuda [P. hirtella] (PLANTAIN) Viola pedunculata (JOHNNY JUMP-UP, WILD VIOLET) Polygonum spp. (KNOTWEEDS AND SMARTWEEDS) - Feeds larvae of Callippe Fritillary and ssp., Unsilvered Fritillary and ssp. - Feeds larvae of Purplish Copper, Nivalis Copper, Mariposa Copper Viola sempervirens (REDWOOD VIOLET) Potentilla anserina ssp. pacifia [P. egedei] (CINQUEFOIL) - Feeds larvae of Unsilvered Fritillary and ssp. - Feeds larvae of Purplish Copper Rudbeckia spp. (GLORIOSA DAISY, BLACK EYED SUSAN) Annuals Rumex spp. (DOCK) Alyssum spp. - Feeds larvae of Purplish Copper Salvia spp. (SAGES) Ammi majus (BISHOP'S WEED, WHITE LACE FLOWER) Scabiosa spp. (PINCUSHION FLOWER) Amsinckia spp. (FIDDLENECKS) - Feeds larvae of Painted Lady Anethum graveolens (DILL)

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By Master Gardeners of Sonoma County Pub No. 049-001, Aug 2016 - Page 4 of 5 Antirrhinum majus (SNAPDRAGONS) Scabiosa spp. (PINCUSHION FLOWER) - Feeds larvae of Common Buckeye Silybum marianum (MILK THISTLE) Asclepias spp. (MILKWEED) - Feeds larvae of Mylitta Crescent - Feeds larvae of Monarch Tagetes spp. (MARIGOLD Borago officinalis (BORAGE) MARIGOLD) Brassica (MUSTARD, BROCCOLI) Tithonia rotundifolia (MEXICAN SUNFLOWER) - Feeds larvae of Buckeye Trifolium () Brassica campestris (FIELD MUSTARD) - Feeds larvae of Southern Dogface, Greenish Blue, Eastern Tailed Blue, - Feeds larvae of Sara Orangetip, Checkered White, Veined White, Northern Cloudywing, Sachem Skipper, Orange Sulphur, Acmon Blue Cabbage White, Large Marble Tropaeolum majus (NASTURTIUM) Brassica hirta (MUSTARD) - Feeds larvae of Cabbage White - Feeds larvae of Cabbage White Umbillifers (FENNEL, ANGELICA, PARSLEY, CARROT, Brassica juncea (MUSTARD) ETC.) - Feeds larvae of Cabbage White - Feeds larvae of Anise Swallowtail Centaurea spp. Zinnia spp. Collinsia heterophylla (CHINESE HOUSES) - Feeds larvae of Edith’s Checkerspot and at least l2 ssp. Bulbs, Tubers, Geophytes Coreopsis tinctoria (PLAINS COREOPSIS) Chlorogalum pomeridianum (SOAP PLANT, AMOLE) Coriandrum sativum (CORIANDER, CILANTRO) - Feeds larvae of Western Brown Elfin Cosmos spp. Cymbalaria muralis (KENILWORTH IVY) Grasses and Grass-like Plants Eremalche rotundifolia (DESERT FIVESPOT) (CALIFORNIA NATIVE BUNCH GRASSES) - Feeds larvae of Large White Skipper - Feeds larvae of California Ringlet, Ocher Ringlet, Dark Wood Nymph, Eriogonum spp. (BUCKWHEATS) Riding’s Satyr, Sylvan Satyr, Ox-eyed Satyr, Eufala Skipper, Roadside Skipper, Umber Skipper, Woodland Skipper, Rural Skipper and 2 - Feeds larvae of Morman Metalmark and 7 ssp., Bramble Green subspecies,Sonora Skipper and 2 ssp., Common Branded Skipper and 6 Hairstreak, Gray Hairstreak, Square Spotted Blue and 8 ssp, Dotted Blue ssp., each on a different grass,Columbia Skipper, Juba Skipper, Fiery and 6 ssp., Acmon Blue, San Bernardino Blue, Green Hairstreak, Gorgon Skipper, Hewitson's Skipper, Leussler’s Skipper, Golden Grass Skipper, Copper, Purplish Copper Sachem Skipper Foeniculum vulgare (FENNEL) Bromus carinatus (BROME GRASS) - Feeds larvae of Anise Swallowtail Calamagrostis foliosa (CAPE MENDOCINO REED GRASS) Helianthus spp. (SUNFLOWER) Calamagrostis ophitidis (SERPENTINE REED GRASS) Heliotropium spp. (HELIOTROPE.) - Feeds larvae of Arctic Skipper Lasthenia glabrata Calamagrostis purpurascens (PURPLE REED GRASS) Lathyrus (PEAS) - Feeds larvae of Arctic Skipper - Feeds larvae of Marine Blue, Lotis Blue, Western Tailed Blue, Silvery Carex spp. (SEDGE) Blue and 4 ssp incl. Behr’s Blue, Eastern Tailed Blue, Black and Gold Sulphur - Feeds larvae of Dun Skipper platyglossa (TIDYTIPS) Danthonia californica (CALIFORNIA OATGRASS) Legumes (PEAS, BEANS) - Feeds larvae of Lindsey’s Skipper Distichlis spicata (SALTGRASS) - Feeds larvae of Sulfers, Blues Limonium sinuatum (STATICE, SEA LAVENDER) - Feeds larvae of Wandering Skipper, Sandhill Skipper, Saltgrass Skipper Festuca idahoensis (IDAHO FESCUE) Linaria spp. (TOADFLAX) - Feeds larvae of Lindsey’s Skipper Lupinus spp. (LUPINE) Festuca rubra ‘Molate’ (MOLATE FESCUE) - Feeds larvae of Black and Gold Sulphur, Orange-bordered Blue, Silvery Blue and 4 ssp., Common Blue and 8 ssp., Painted Lady - Feeds larvae of Dodge’s Skipper Matthiola incana (STOCK) Melica imperfecta (BUNCH GRASS) Mimulus [Diplacus] spp. (MONKEY FLOWER) Nassella [Stipa] pulchra - Feeds larvae of Chalcedon Checkerspot and 8 ssp.,Buckeye Nessella pulchra (PURPLE NEEDLEGRASS) Mirabilis jalapa (FOUR O'CLOCK) - Feeds larvae of Juba Skipper, California Ringlet Phacelia spp. Plantago erecta (CALIFORNIA PLANTAIN) - Feeds larvae of Edith's Checkerspot and at least 12 ssp. Raphanus sativus (WILD RADISH) - Feeds larvae of Sara Orangetip, Veined White, Cabbage White, Large Marble Reseda odorata (MIGNONETTE) Salicornia ambigua (PICKLEWEED) - Feeds larvae of Western Pygmy Blue Salvia spp. (SAGES)

For additional advice, call the Master Gardener Information Desk, 565-2608.

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