Plants that support Pearl crescent butterfly
11 plants
Bearbind
Calystegia sepium subsp. limnophila
vine
Visits flowers for nectar throughout warm season; year-round multiple generations in California
Bigelow's Sneezeweed
Helenium bigelovii
perennial herb
Primary larval host; multiple broods April-October in California
Bur Marigold
Bidens laevis
annual
larval host plant for multiple broods during warm season
California Aster
Corethrogyne filaginifolia
perennial herb
Adults nectar throughout blooming period; important fuel source during multiple flight periods
California Aster
Symphyotrichum chilense
perennial herb
Multiple generations exploiting blooms Jul-Nov
Common Woolly Sunflower
Eriophyllum lanatum var. achilleoides
perennial herb
Multiple generations Apr-Oct, larvae feed on plant foliage
Lippia
Phyla nodiflora
perennial herb
Host plant for larval stage; supports multiple generations
Seaside Heliotrope
Heliotropium curassavicum
perennial herb
Multiple generations use as host; common in California coastal and interior valleys
Western goldenrod
Euthamia occidentalis
perennial herb
Multi-brooded species, larvae feed on goldenrod throughout growing season