Plants that support Echo Blue butterfly
12 plants
California Sagebrush
Artemisia californica
shrub
Uses artemisia as secondary larval host; multiple broods possible
California Spikenard
Aralia californica
perennial herb
adult foraging on plant material during active season
Chaparral Pea
Pickeringia montana var. montana
shrub
Spring larval development on flowers and developing fruit
Eastwood's Manzanita
Arctostaphylos glandulosa subsp. glandulosa
shrub
Early season host plant for California populations
Flowering Currant
Ribes sanguineum
shrub
Early spring adult nectar source (Feb-Apr) following emergence
Huckleberry
Vaccinium ovatum
shrub
Caterpillar host plant; larvae develop on plant tissues
Milkmaids
Cardamine californica
perennial herb
Spring and early summer nectar resource
Napa False Indigo
Amorpha californica var. napensis
perennial herb
spring generation host plant
Pioneer Violet
Viola glabella
perennial herb
Early season butterfly using viola as larval host in spring
Western Redbud
Cercis occidentalis
tree
Spring brood larval host plant March-May
White bark California lilac
Ceanothus leucodermis
shrub
Larval host plant in chaparral habitats; multiple generations spring-summer
Whiteleaf Manzanita
Arctostaphylos viscida
perennial herb
Early season floral resource