Plants that support Sara orangetip butterfly
17 plants
Brewer's Rockcress
Boechera breweri subsp. breweri
perennial herb
caterpillars feed on Boechera and related crucifers in early season
Bristly Jewelflower
Streptanthus glandulosus subsp. glandulosus
annual
Adult nectar foraging during flowering
California Golden Violet
Viola pedunculata
perennial herb
Spring-flying butterfly utilizing viola as larval host
California Hedgenettle
Stachys bullata
perennial herb
Spring larval host plant; caterpillars feed on flowers and developing seed pods
Coast Wallflower
Erysimum capitatum
perennial herb
Primary host plant for spring brood larvae
Giant Figwort*
Adelinia grandis
perennial herb
Early spring host plant; single generation March-April
Glandular Layia
Layia glandulosa
perennial herb
Spring-breeding larval host plant
Menzies' fiddleneck
Amsinckia intermedia
annual
Host plant for caterpillar development in spring and early summer
Miner's Lettuce*
Claytonia perfoliata subsp. intermontana
annual
Spring specialist utilizing young host plants
Palmer's Live-for-ever
Dudleya palmeri
perennial herb
Potential larval host for desert populations
Pink Cudweed
Pseudognaphalium ramosissimum
annual
Early spring host plant for caterpillars in California deserts and interior valleys
Popcorn-flower
Plagiobothrys nothofulvus
annual
Spring adult foraging on early season plants
Pt. Reyes Checkerbloom
Sidalcea calycosa ssp. rhizomata
perennial herb
caterpillars feed on Sidalcea species and related mallows in spring; adults emerge April-May
Whiteleaf Manzanita
Arctostaphylos viscida
perennial herb
Spring season visitor
Woodland Star*
Lithophragma heterophyllum
perennial herb
Early spring butterfly larvae dependent on plant tissues during development