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Trees and Shrubs that Attract Butterflies

Trees and Shrubs that attract Butterflies

The following species are used by butterflies as larval (caterpillar) food or as a source of nectar for adults. A habitat can support butterflies when it contains food sources for both stages.

Alnus incana (rugosa)

Speckled Alder

Betula alleghaniensis

Yellow Birch

Carya cordiformis

Bitternut Hickory

Carya ovata

Shagbark Hickory

Ceanothus americanus

New Jersey Tea

Chamaedaphne calyculata

Leatherleaf

Corylus americana

American Hazelnut

Fraxinus pennsylvanica

Green/Red Ash

Ledum groenlandicum

Labrador tea

Lindera benzoin

Spicebush

Liriodendron tulipifera

Tulip Tree

Malus coronaria

Wild Crabapple

Populus deltoides

Cottonwood

Prunus serotina

Black Cherry

Prunus susquehanae

Sand Cherry

Quercus alba

White Oak

Quercus bicolor

Swamp white oak

Quercus macrocarpon

Burr oak

Quercus rubra

Red Oak

Quercus velutina

Black oak

Ribes americanum

Wild Black Current

Salix bebbiana

Beaked Willow

Salix discolor

Pussy Willow

Salix eriocephala

Woolly Headed Willow

Salix exigua

Sandbar Willow

Salix lucida

Shining Willow

Sambucus canadensis

Elderberry

Sambucus pubens

Red Elderberry

Spirea alba

Meadowsweet

Vaccinium macrocarpom

Cranberry

 
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