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
7 native plants in Mississippi. 2 not suggested for gardens
- Bulbous BittercressCardamine bulbosa
- Cutleaf ToothwortCardamine concatenata
- Pennsylvania BittercressCardamine pensylvanica
- Sand Bitter CressCardamine parviflora var. arenicola
- Sand BittercressCardamine parviflora
Native here, not suggested for gardens
- Slender Toothwort Cardamine angustata Rare or protected plant
- Two-leaved Toothwort Cardamine diphylla Rare or protected plant
Matched by plant genus. Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, ZooKeys 1261
Also on these plants
None of the other listed species.