Native Plants That Attract Birds and Butterflies All Native

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Scientific Name Common Name Use Butterfly/Bird Detail
FERNS
Blechnum serrulatum Swamp Fern larval Malachile, White Peacock

GRASSES/RUSHES
Andropogon brachystachyus Short-Spike Bluestem larval Poaceae Satyrs
Andropogon glomeralus Bushy Beardgrass larval
Andropogon virginicus var. glauca Chalky Bluestem larval
Aristida stricta var. beyrichiana Wiregrass larval
Cladium jamaicense Native Sawgrass larval Coastal Sedge Skipper
Eragrostis elliottii Elliott's Lovegrass larval
Eragrostis speciabilis Purple Lovegrass larval
Juncus effusus Soft Rush bird nesting/food source
Juncus roemerianus Black Rush bird nesting/food source
Muhlenbergia capillaris Pink Muhly Grass larval
Panicum amarum Panic/Beach Grass larval
Panicum ancepts Spreading Panicum larval Tawny Edged Skipper
Panicum virgatum Switchgrass larval
Sorgastrum secundum Lopsided Indiangrass larval
Spartina bakeri Sand Cordgrass larval
Tripsacum dactyloides Gamagrass larval Three Spotted Skipper, Clouded Skipper

PALMS/CYCADS
Coccothrinax argentata Silver Palm larval, bird nesting/food source Monk Skipper
Sabal minor Dwarf/Blue Stem Palmetto bird nesting/food source
Sabal palmetto Cabbage Palm, Sabal Palm bird nesting/food source
Serenoa repens Saw Palmetto larval, bird nesting/food source, nectar for butterflies
Palmetto Skipper, Monk Skipper
Serenoa repens 'cinera' Silver Salw Palmetto larval, bird nesting/food source, nectar for butterflies
Thrinax morrisii Key Thatch Palm bird nesting/food source
Thrinax radiata Florida Thatch Palm larval, bird nesting/food source Monk Skipper
Yucca aloifolia Spanish Bayonet nectar for hummingbird/butterflies Hummingbird
Yucca filamentosa Adam's Needle larval, nectar for hummingbird Yucca Moth, Yucca Skipper, Hummingbirds
Zamia pumila Coontie larval Florida Atala

SHRUBS
Acacia farnesiana Sweet Acacia bird nesting/food source
Achillea millefolium Common Yarrow nectar for butterflies
Amorpha fruticosa False Indigo nectar for butterflies Silver-Spotted Skipper
Amyris elemifera Torchwood larval, bird nesting/food source Giant Swallowtail
Annona glabra Pond Apple bird nesting/food source
Asimina obovata Flag/Scrub Pawpaw larval, bird nesting/food source
Asimina parviflora Small-fruited Pawpaw larval, bird nesting/food source
Zebra Swallowtail
Asimina reticulata Flatwoods/Pineland Pawpaw larval, bird nesting/food source
Asimina triloba Common Pawpaw larval, bird nesting/food source
Avicennia germinans Black Mangrove larval
Batis maritima Saltwort larval
Bourreria cassinifolia Little Strongbark bird nesting/food source, nectar for butterflies
Bourreria succulenta Strongbark bird nesting/food source, nectar for butterflies
Byrsonima lucida Locustberry bird nesting/food source, nectar for butterflies

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Native Plants That Attract Birds and Butterflies

Callicarpa americana Beautyberry bird nesting/food source

Calyptranthes zuzygium Myrtle-of-the-River bird nesting/food source
Cephalanthus occidentalis Buttonbush nectar for butterflies
Chrysobalanus icaco Green Cocoplum bird nesting/food source
Coccoloba uvifera Sea Grape bird nesting/food source
Cordia globosa Butterfly Sage, Bloodberry bird nesting/food source, nectar for butterflies
Crataegus aestivalis May Haw larval, bird nesting/food source
Crataegus crus-galli Cockspur Haw larval, bird nesting/food source
Clearwing Moth, Striped Hairstreak
Crataegus flava Summer Haw larval, bird nesting/food source
Crossopetalum ilicifolium Quail Berry bird nesting/food source
Drypetes lateriflora Guiana Plum bird nesting/food source
Eugenia axillaris White Stopper bird nesting/food source
Eugenia confusa Redberry Stopper bird nesting/food source
Eugenia foetida Spanish Stopper bird nesting/food source
Eugenia rhombea Red Stopper bird nesting/food source
Euonymus americanus Strawberry Bush bird nesting/food source
Forestiera segregata Florida Privet bird nesting/food source
Forestiera segregata 'pineland' Pineland Florida Privet bird nesting/food source
Garberia heterophylla Garberia nectar for butterflies
Gymnanthes lucida Crabwood larval
Hamelia patens Firebush bird nesting/food source, nectar for hummingbirds/butterflies
Heliotropium angiospermum Scorpiontail nectar for butterflies
Heliotropium polyphylium Pineland Heliotrope nectar for butterflies
Hibiscus moscheutos Rose Mallow nectar for hummingbirds/butterflies Hummingbird
Hypericum galioides Bedstraw St. Johns Wort nectar for butterflies
Hypericum hypericoides St. Andrew's Cross nectar for butterflies
Hypericum lissophloeus Weeping St. Johns Cross nectar for butterflies
Hypericum myrtifolium Myrtle St. Johns Wort nectar for butterflies
Hypericum reductum Scrub Wort/St. Johns Wort nectar for butterflies
Hypericum reductum 'Mt. Kilimanjaro' St. Johns Wort cultivar nectar for butterflies
Hyperricum cistifolium Roundpod St. Johns Wort nectar for butterflies
Ilex ambigua var. ambigua Carolina or Sand Holly nectar for butterflies
Ilex decidua Possumhaw bird nesting/food source
Ilex glabra Gallberry/Inkberry bird nesting/food source
Ilex krugiana Krug's Holly bird nesting/food source
Ilex vomitoria Yaupon Holly bird nesting/food source
Ilex vomitoria 'South Harbour' Yaupon Holly bird nesting/food source
Jacquinia keyensis Joewood bird nesting/food source
Kalmia latifolia Mountain Laurel nectar for hummingbird Hummingbird
Krugiodendron ferreum Black Ironwood bird nesting/food source
Lindera benzoin Spicebush larval, bird nesting/food source
Litsea aestivalis Pondspice bird nesting/food source
Lycium carolinianum Christmas Berry bird nesting/food source
Lyonia ferruginea Rusty Lyonia nectar for butterflies
Lyonia fruticosa Staggerbush nectar for butterflies
Lyonia lucida Fetterbush nectar for butterflies
Mosiera longipes Long-Stalked Stopper bird nesting/food source
Myrcianthes fragrans Simpson's Stopper bird nesting/food source
Myrcianthes fragrans 'compacta Compact Simpson's Stopper bird nesting/food source
Myrica cerifera Wax Myrtle larval, bird nesting/food source Red Banded Hairstreak
Osmanthus americanus Wild Olive bird nesting/food source
Psychotria nervosa Shiny Leaf Wild Coffee bird nesting/food source
Randia aculeata White Indigo Berry bird nesting/food source
Rapanea punctata Myrsine bird nesting/food source

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Native Plants That Attract Birds and Butterflies

Reynosia septentrionalis Darling Plum bird nesting/food source

Rhododendron austrinum Florida Azalea nectar for hummingbird/butterflies Hummingbird
Rhododendron canescens Florida Pinxter Azalea nectar for hummingbird Hummingbird
Rosa palustris Swamp Rose bird nesting/food source
Scaevola plumieri Inkberry bird nesting/food source
Schaefferia frutescens Florida boxwood bird nesting/food source
Senna ligustrina Privet Cassia larval, nectar for butterflies
Sideroxylon alachuense Silver Buckthorn bird nesting/food source
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis Native Blue Porterweed nectar for butterflies
Vaccinium arboreum Sparkleberry larval, bird nesting/food source, nectar for butterflies
Vaccinium corymbosum Highbush Blueberry larval, bird nesting/food source, nectar for butterflies
Striped Hairstreak
Vaccinium darrowii Blueberry larval, bird nesting/food source, nectar for butterflies
Vaccinium myrsinites Shiny Blueberry larval, bird nesting/food source, nectar for butterflies
Viburnum dentatum Arrowwood Viburnum bird nesting/food source, nectar for butterflies
Viburnum nudum Possum Haw bird nesting/food source, nectar for butterflies
Viburnum obovatum Walters's Viburnum bird nesting/food source, nectar for butterflies

TREES
Acer rubrum Red Maple larval Imperial, Cecropia, Polyphemus and Rosy Maple Moths
Aesculus pavia Red Buckeye nectar for hummingbirds/butterflies Hummingbird
Amelanchier arborea Serviceberry bird nesting/food source
Ardisia escallonioides Marlberry bird nesting/food source
Baccharis halimifolia Salt Bush bird nesting/food source
Bursera simaruba Gumbo Limbo bird nesting/food source, nectar for butterflies
Calyptranthes pallens Spicewood bird nesting/food source
Canella winterana Wild Cinnamon bird nesting/food source
Carpinus caroliniana Hornbeam, Blue Beech bird nesting/food source
Carya floridana Scrub Hickory larval, bird nesting/food source
Luna, Polyphemus and Royal Walnut Moth, Banded Hairstreaks
Carya glabra Pignut Hickory larval, bird nesting/food source
Castanea pumila Chinquapin bird nesting/food source
Celtis laevigata Sugarberry bird nesting/food source Bachman's Snout butterfly, Question Mark, Tawny Emperor, Hackberry Butterfly
Chamaecyparis thyoides White Cedar larval, bird nesting/food source
Chionanthus pygmaeus Pygmy Fringetree bird nesting/food source
Chionanthus virginicus Fringetree bird nesting/food source
Chrysophyllum oliviforme Satinleaf bird nesting/food source
Citharexylum spinosum Fiddlewood bird nesting/food source, nectar for butterflies
Coccoloba diversifolia Pigeon Plum bird nesting/food source
Coccoloba uvifera x C. diversifolia Sea Plum bird nesting/food source
Cordia sebestena Geiger Tree bird nesting/food source, nectar for hummingbirds/butterflies
Cornus florida Flowering Dogwood bird nesting/food source
Spring Azure Blue
Cornus foemina Swamp Dogwood bird nesting/food source
Diospyros virginiana Common Persimmon bird nesting/food source
Erithalis fruticosa Black Torch bird nesting/food source
Erythrina herbacea Coral Bean/Cherokee nectar for hummingbirds Hummingbird
Ficus aurea Strangler Fig larval, bird nesting/food source
Ficus citrifolia Short Leaf Fig larval, bird nesting/food source
Fraxinus caroliniana Pop Ash larval Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Guajacum sanctum Native Lignum Vitae bird nesting/food source
Guapira discolor Blolly bird nesting/food source
Hamamelis virginiana Witch hazel bird nesting/food source
Ilex cassine var. cassine Dahoon Holly bird nesting/food source
Ilex cassine var. cassine 'Perdido' Dahoon cultivar bird nesting/food source
Ilex cassine var. myrtifolia Myrtle-Leaved Holly bird nesting/food source
Ilex opaca var. arenicola Scrub Holly bird nesting/food source
Ilex opaca var. opaca American Holly bird nesting/food source

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Native Plants That Attract Birds and Butterflies

Ilex xattenuata East Palatka Holly bird nesting/food source

Ipomopsis rubra Standing Cypress nectar for hummingbirds/butterflies Hummingbird
Juglans nigra Black Walnut bird nesting/food source
Juniperus silicicola Southern Red Cedar bird nesting/food source
Cedar hairstreak, Sweadner's Hairstreak, Bagworm Moth
Juniperus virginiana Eastern Red Cedar bird nesting/food source
Liquidambar styraciflua Sweet Gum larval Luna Moth
Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip Poplar larval Tiger Swallowtail
Lysiloma latisiliquum Wild Tamarind larval, bird nesting/food source Large Orange Sulphur and Cassius Blue
Magnolia grandiflora Southern Magnolia bird nesting/food source
Magnolia virginiana Sweetbay Magnolia larval, bird nesting/food source Eastern Tiger, Spicebush, and Palamedes Swallowtail
Malus angustifolia Southern Crabapple bird nesting/food source
Morus rubra Red Mulberry bird nesting/food source Red Admiral, Question Mark
Nyssa sylvatica var. biflora Swamp Tupelo bird nesting/food source
Nyssa sylvatica var. sylvatica Blackgum Tupelo bird nesting/food source
Ostrya virginiana American Hop Hornbeam bird nesting/food source
Persea borbonia var. borbonia Florida Redbay larval, bird nesting/food source
Palamedes Swallowtail, Spicebush Swallowtail
Persea palustris Swampbay larval, bird nesting/food source
Prunus serotina Black Cherry larval Tiger Swallowtail and Red-Spotted Purple
Prunus angustifolia Chickasaw Plum larval, nectar for butterflies Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Viceroy, Red-Spotted Purple, Coral Hairstreak, Rattlebox
Prunus umbellata Flatwoods Plum larval, nectar for butterflies Moth
Quercus chapmanii Chapman Oak larval, bird nesting/food source
Quercus geminata Sand Live Oak larval, bird nesting/food source
Banded hairstreaks, Red-banded hairstreak, Red Spotted Purple, Lo and
Quercus inopina Scrub Oak larval, bird nesting/food source
Polyphemus Moth, Rosy Maple Moth, Southern Oak Hairstreak, White-M Hairstreak,
Quercus laurifolia Laurel Oak larval, bird nesting/food source
Dusky Wing Skipper
Quercus myrtifolia Myrtle Oak larval, bird nesting/food source
Quercus shumardii Shumard Oak larval, bird nesting/food source
Rhamnus caroliniana Carolina Bluckthorn bird nesting/food source
Rhus copallinum Winged Sumac larval, bird nesting/food source
Red Banded Hairstreaks
Rhus glabra Smooth Sumac larval, bird nesting/food source
Salix caroliniana Coastal Plain Willow larval Viceroy, Red Spotted Purple, Cecropia, Darling Underwing, and Lo Moth
Sassafras albidum Sassafras larval, bird nesting/food source Palamedes and Spicebush Swallowtail
Sideroxylon tenax Tough Buckthorn bird nesting/food source
Simarouba glauca Paradise Tree bird nesting/food source
Ulmus alata Winged Elm larval, bird nesting/food source
Rattlebox Moth, Snout Butterfly, Questionmark, Hackberry Butterfly, and Tawny
Ulmus americana American Elm larval, bird nesting/food source
Emperor
Ulmus crassifolia Cedar Elm larval, bird nesting/food source
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis Hercules club larval, bird nesting/food source, nectar for butterflies Giant Swallowtail, Schaus Swallowtail
Zanthoxylum fagara Wild Lime larval, bird nesting/food source, nectar for butterflies

VINES
Bignonia capreolata Cross Vine nectar for hummingbirds Hummingbird
Campsis radicans Trumpet creeper nectar for hummingbirds/butterflies Hummingbird
Lonicera sempervirens Coral Honeysuckle nectar for hummingbird/butterflies Hummingbird
Passiflora incarnata Passionflower, Maypop larval, nectar for butterflies
Gulf Fritillary, Julia, Zebra Long Wing, and Variegated Fritillary
Passiflora suberosa Corky Stem Passionflower larval
Symphyotrichum carolinianum Climbing Aster nectar for butterflies Pearl Crescent, Dainty Sulfur
Wisteria frutescens American Wisteria larval

WILDFLOWERS
Asclepias perennis Milkweed larval, nectar for butterflies
Monarch, Queen, and Soldier
Asclepias tuberosa Butterflyweed larval, nectar for butterflies
Bejaria racemosa Tarflower nectar for butterflies
Bidens laevis Burmarigold nectar for butterflies

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Native Plants That Attract Birds and Butterflies

Chrysopsis floridana Goldenaster nectar for butterflies

Chrysopsis mariana Goldenaster nectar for butterflies
Coreopsis floridana October Daisy nectar for butterflies
Coreopsis gladiata Coastalplain Coreopsis nectar for butterflies
Coreopsis leavenworthii Tickseed nectar for butterflies
Dyschoriste oblongifolia Twinflower larval Common Buckeye
Echinacea purpurea Purple Coneflower nectar for butterflies
Eryngium aquaticum Snakeroot larval
Black Swallowtail
Eryngium yuccifolium Button Snakeroot larval
Gaillardia pulchella Blanket Flower nectar for butterflies
Glandularia maritima Beach Verbena nectar for butterflies
Glandularia tampensis Tampa Verbena nectar for butterflies
Helianthus agrestis Swamp Sunflower nectar for butterflies
Helianthus angustifolius Narrow-leaf Sunflower nectar for butterflies
Helianthus debilis spp. Dune Sunflower nectar for butterflies
Helianthus floridanus Florida Sunflower nectar for butterflies
Helianthus radula Rayless Sunflower nectar for butterflies
Hibiscus coccineus Scarlet Hibiscus nectar for hummingbirds/butterflies Hummingbird
Hibiscus grandiflorus Swamp Hibiscus nectar for hummingbirds/butterflies Hummingbird
Lachnanthes caroliana Redroot nectar for butterflies
Lantana involucrata Native White Lantana nectar for butterflies
Liatris gracilis Blazing Star nectar for butterflies
Liatris spicata Blazing Star nectar for butterflies
Liatris tenuifolia var. quadriflora Narrow-leaved Liatris nectar for butterflies
Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal Flower nectar for hummingbird/butterflies Hummingbird
Lobelia glandulosa Glades lobelia nectar for butterflies
Oclemena reticulata Whitetop Aster nectar for butterflies
Piloblephis rigida Florida Pennyroyal nectar for butterflies
Rudbeckia hirta Black-Eyed Susan nectar for butterflies
Ruellia caroliniensis Wild Petunia larval Malachite, White Peacock, Buckeye
Salvia azurea Blue Sage nectar for hummingbird/butterflies Hummingbird
Salvia coccinea Red/Tropical Sage nectar for hummingbird/butterflies Hummingbird
Solidago spp. Goldenrods nectar for butterflies
Stokesia laevis Stoke's Aster nectar for butterflies
Symphyotrichum elliottii Elliott's Aster nectar for butterflies Pearl Crescent, Dainty Sulfur

Resources/Links
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation - Butterfly Gardening Page
http://www.floridaconservation.org/viewing/articles/buttfly.html
Florida Wildlife Federation
http://www.fwfonline.org/
Audubon at Home
http://www.audubon.org/bird/at_home/
North American Butterfly Association
http://www.naba.org/
National Wildlife Foundation - Backyard Habitats
http://www.nwf.org/backyardwildlifehabitat/history.cfm
Hummingbirds from the Family of Nature, Inc. website
http://butterflywebsite.com/articles/constructlist.cfm?type=humgardening
Florida Wildlife Extension
http://www.wec.ufl.edu/extension/landscaping.htm
South Florida Bird Connection
http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/2380/bird11.html
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