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
30 native plants in Florida. 6 not suggested for gardens
- Helianthus agrestisHelianthus agrestis
- Helianthus debilis subsp. cucumerifoliusHelianthus debilis subsp. cucumerifolius
- Helianthus radulaHelianthus radula
- Woodland SunflowerHelianthus divaricatus
- Paleleaf SunflowerHelianthus strumosus
- Hairy SunflowerHelianthus hirsutus
- Helianthus floridanusHelianthus floridanus
- Narrowleaf SunflowerHelianthus angustifolius
- Purpledisk SunflowerHelianthus atrorubens
- Resindot SunflowerHelianthus resinosus
- Small Wood SunflowerHelianthus microcephalus
- Variableleaf SunflowerHelianthus heterophyllus
- Western SunflowerHelianthus occidentalis
- Chapman's CrownbeardVerbesina chapmanii
- Verbesina aristataVerbesina aristata
- White CrownbeardVerbesina virginica
- Black-eyed SusanRudbeckia hirta
- Brown-eyed SusanRudbeckia triloba
- Clasping ConeflowerRudbeckia amplexicaulis
- Grassleaf ConeflowerRudbeckia graminifolia
- Rudbeckia mohriiRudbeckia mohrii
- Rudbeckia mollisRudbeckia mollis
- Cutleaf ConeflowerRudbeckia laciniata
- Orange ConeflowerRudbeckia fulgida
Native here, not suggested for gardens
- Lakeside Sunflower Helianthus carnosus Rare or protected plant
- Verbesina heterophylla Verbesina heterophylla Rare or protected plant
- Wingstem Verbesina alternifolia Rare or protected plant
- Yellow Crownbeard Verbesina occidentalis Rare or protected plant
- Rudbeckia auriculata Rudbeckia auriculata Rare or protected plant
- Rudbeckia nitida Rudbeckia nitida Rare or protected plant
Matched by plant genus. Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, ZooKeys 1261
Also on these plants
None of the other listed species.