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Wildlife-Plant Interactions

Plant Associates of
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Common Name Scientific Name Plant Uses
Butterflyweed, Butterfly milkweed Asclepias tuberosa Larval host and nectar source.
Climbing aster Symphyotrichum carolinianum Nectar source.
Curtiss’ milkweed Asclepias curtissii Larval host and nectar source.
Fewflower milkweed Asclepias lanceolata Larval host and nectar source.
Giant milkweed Calotropis procera Larval host.
Green antelopehorn Asclepias viridis Larval host and nectar source.
Indianhemp Apocynum cannabinum Larval host.
Longleaf milkweed Asclepias longifolia Larval host and nectar source.
Pinewoods milkweed Asclepias humistrata Larval host and nectar source.
Saltbush, Groundsel tree, Sea-myrtle Baccharis halimifolia Nectar source.
Scarlet milkweed, Bloodflower Asclepias curassavica Larval host and nectar source.
Seaside goldenrod Solidago sempervirens Nectar source.
Spanish-needles Bidens alba var. radiata Nectar source.
Swamp milkweed Asclepias incarnata Larval host and nectar source.
Velvetleaf milkweed Asclepias tomentosa Larval host.
Vine milkweed, Fragrant swallowwort Metastelma northropiae Larval host.
Whitevine, White twinevine Funastrum clausum Larval host.



 
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