Plants that support Icarioides blue butterfly
12 plants
Broad-leaved Lupine
Lupinus latifolius var. latifolius
perennial herb
Larval Host
Bay Area native
Keystone species
Silver bush lupine
Lupinus albifrons
shrub
Larval Host
Bay Area native
Keystone species
Alkali-marsh Butterweed
Senecio hydrophilus
perennial herb
Larval Host
Bay Area native
Big Deervetch
Hosackia crassifolia var. crassifolia
perennial herb
Larval Host
Bay Area native
Chick lupine
Lupinus microcarpus var. densiflorus
annual
Larval Host
Bay Area native
Keystone species
Red Maids*
Calandrinia menziesii
annual
Larval Host
Bay Area native
Summer Lupine
Lupinus formosus var. formosus
perennial herb
Larval Host
Bay Area native
Keystone species
Big Sagebrush
Artemisia tridentata
perennial herb
Larval Host
Keystone species
Bog Lupine
Lupinus polyphyllus
perennial herb
Larval Host
Bay Area native
Keystone species
Deerweed
Acmispon glaber
shrub
Larval Host
Bay Area native
Pacific Pea
Lathyrus vestitus var. vestitus
vine
Larval Host
Bay Area native
Scarlet Bugler
Penstemon centranthifolius
perennial herb
Larval Host
Bay Area native