Butterfly Nectar Sources
Agalinis
fasciculata (False
Foxglove)
Agalinis
purpurea (False Foxglove)
Aralia
spinosa (Devil’s Walkingstick)
Asclepias
curtissii (Curtiss’ Milkweed)
Asclepias
humistrata (Sandhill Milkweed)
Asclepias
tomentosa
(Velvet Leaf
Milkweed)
Aster carolinianus (Carolina Aster)
Aster elliottii (Elliott’s Aster)
Avicennia germinans (Black Mangrove)
Balduina angustifolia (Yellow Buttons)
Bourreria ovata (Strongback)
Bidens
alba var. radiata (Spanish Needles)
Capraria biflora (Goatweed)
Carphephorus corymbosus (Paint Brush)
Carphephorus odoratissimus (Vanilla Plant)
Cephalanthus occidentalis (ButtonBush)
Cercis canadensis (Redbud)
Chrysobalanus icaco (Coco Plum)
Cirsium horridulum (Thistle) Herb Purple
Cnidosculus stimulosus (Tread Softly)
Conoclinium coelestinium (Mistflower)
Dalea pinnata (Summer Fairwell)
Diodia teres (Poor Joe)
Elephantopus elatus (Elephant’s Foot)
Eriogonum tomentosum (Wild Buckwheat)
Garberia heterophylla (Garberia)
Glandularia tampensis (Tampa Verbena)
Hamelia
patens (Firebush)
Heliotropium angiospermum (Heliotrope)
Ipomoea hederifolia (Scarlet Morning Glory)
Lachnanthes caroliniana (Redroot)
Lantana depressa (Trailing Lantana)
Lantana involucrata (Wild Sage)
Liatris spp. (Prairie Feather)
Licania michauxii (Gopher Apple)
Ludwigia peruviana (Primrose Willow)
Lyonia ferruginea (Rusty Lyonia)
Lysiloma latisiliquum (Wild Tamarind)
Melanthera nivea (Cat Tongue)
Morinda royoc (Cheese Shrub)
Phyla nodiflora (Carpetweed)
Piloblephis rigida (Pennyroyal)
Pithecellobium keyense (Blackbead)
Polygonum hydropiperoides (Mild Water Pepper)
Polymnia uvedalia (Bear’s Foot)
Pontederia cordata (Pickerelweed)
Pontederia cordata (Pickerelweed)
Prunus angustifolia (Chickasaw Plum)
Prunus serotina (Wild Cherry)
Prunus
umbellata (Flatwoods Plum)
Psychotria nervosa (Wild Coffee)
Pterocaulon virgata (Blackroot)
Rubus cuneifolius (Sand Blackberry)
Rubus trivialis (Southern Dewberry)
Sabal etonia (Scrub Palmetto)
Salix caroliniana (Carolina Willow)
Salvia coccinea (Tropical Sage)
Salvia lyrata (Lyre-Leaved Sage)
Serenoa repens (Saw Palmetto)
Sarcostemma clausum (White Vine)
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis (Porterweed)
Vaccinium arboreum (Sparkleberry)
Vaccinium
myrsinites
(Shiny-leaved Blueberry)
Verbesina virginica (Frostweed)
Vernonia
gigantea (Ironweed)
Exotic Plants
Pentas
Buddleya
or Butterfly Bush
Heliotrope
Tithonia
or Mexican Sunflower
Zinnias
Blue
Porterweed
Golden
Dewdrop
Glandularia
or moss verbena
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