Caterpillar host plants
Caterpillars eat the leaves of host plants; adults drink nectar from many flowers. Caterpillars also feed nesting birds. NC Native Plant Society: butterfly gardening
27 native plants in Florida. 7 not suggested for gardens
- Whorled MilkweedAsclepias verticillata
- Asclepias connivensAsclepias connivens
- Asclepias obovataAsclepias obovata
- Curtiss' MilkweedAsclepias curtissii
- Florida MilkweedAsclepias feayi
- Green AntelopehornAsclepias viridis
- Swamp MilkweedAsclepias incarnata
- Butterfly MilkweedAsclepias tuberosa
- Aquatic MilkweedAsclepias perennis
- Asclepias cinereaAsclepias cinerea
- Clasping MilkweedAsclepias amplexicaulis
- Fewflower MilkweedAsclepias lanceolata
- Longleaf MilkweedAsclepias longifolia
- Michaux's MilkweedAsclepias michauxii
- Pinewoods MilkweedAsclepias humistrata
- Savanna MilkweedAsclepias pedicellata
- Velvetleaf MilkweedAsclepias tomentosa
- White MilkweedAsclepias variegata
- HoneyvineCynanchum laeve
- AnglepodGonolobus suberosus
Native here, not suggested for gardens
- Asclepias viridula Asclepias viridula Rare or protected plant
- Green Milkweed Asclepias viridiflora Rare or protected plant
- Red Milkweed Asclepias rubra Rare or protected plant
- Florida Milkvine Matelea floridana Rare or protected plant
- Matelea alabamensis Matelea alabamensis Rare or protected plant
- Matelea baldwyniana Matelea baldwyniana Rare or protected plant
- Matelea flavidula Matelea flavidula Rare or protected plant
Matched by plant genus. Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, ZooKeys 1261
Also on these plants
None of the other listed species.