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TABLE 22.4
Native a Plants for Butterfly Habitats

Species Common Name Type Notes

Acacia angustissima Fern acacia Shrub Larval food

Acacia greggii Catclaw acacia Tre e Adult food

Ageratum corymbosum Butterfly mist Shrub Adult food

Aloysia gratissima Bee bush Shrub Adult food

Asclepia linaria Pineleaf milkweed Shrub Larval, adult food

Bebbia juncea Sweet bush Shrub Adult food

Calliandra californica Baja fairy duster Shrub Larval food

Celtis pallida Desert hackberry Large shrub Larval food

Chrysothamnus nauseosus Rabbitbrush Shrub Adult food

Dalea frutescens Black dalea Shrub Larval food

Dyssodia pentachaeta Golden dyssodia Small perennial Larval/adult food

Eriogonum fasciculatum Flattop buckwheat Small shrub Adult food

Eupatorium greggii Eupatorium Small shrub Adult food

Eysenhardtia orthocarpa Kidneywood Large shrub/small tree Adult food

Justicia californica Chuparosa Small shrub Adult food

Lysiloma thornberi Featherbush Large shrub/small tree Adult food

a Sonoran, Chihuahuan, Great Basin, and/or Mohave Deserts.

FIGURE 22.7
A mix of plant species and large massings of particular ones, along with some open space, creates a diversity
of habitats for wildlife. Addition of neighboring trees and mid-story shrubs would further increase habitat
opportunities.

References

1. Mann, C.C. and M.L. Plummer, Are wildlife corridors the right path?, Science 270: 1428-1430, 1995.

2. Simberloff, D. and J. Cox, Consequences and costs of conservation corridors, Conservation
Biology 6: 493-504, 1987.