Plants that support Dryad Copper
12 plants
Arroyo Willow
Salix lasiolepis
shrub
Early season host plant for spring brood caterpillars
Bigberry Manzanita
Arctostaphylos glauca
shrub
Larval host plant; caterpillars feed on new foliage April-May
California Buckwheat
Eriogonum fasciculatum
shrub
Primary host plant for larval development
California Lilac (Blue Blossom)
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus
shrub
Larvae develop on new growth; univoltine or bivoltine depending on region
Deerweed
Acmispon glaber
shrub
Larval host plant; early season availability supports spring generation emergence
Hollyleaf Buckthorn
Rhamnus crocea
shrub
Specialist larval host; endemic California chaparral species
Naked Buckwheat
Eriogonum nudum var. auriculatum
perennial herb
Eggs laid on flower buds; single generation May-July
Pacific Pea
Lathyrus vestitus var. vestitus
vine
Larvae host on Lathyrus species
Pink Cudweed
Pseudognaphalium ramosissimum
annual
Caterpillars utilize Pseudognaphalium species in arid regions
Popcorn-flower
Plagiobothrys nothofulvus
annual
Early spring host plant for caterpillars
Red Willow
Salix laevigata
shrub
Spring larval host plant in riparian zones
Woollyfruit Desertparsley
Lomatium dasycarpum subsp. dasycarpum
perennial herb
Spring brood dependent on fresh Lomatium growth