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Edith's Copper

Tharsalea editha

Federal: Threatened, CA: Threatened

Multiple subspecies with varying threats

Plants that support Edith's Copper

2 plants

Santa Rosa Horkelia

Horkelia tenuiloba

critical

perennial herb

primary larval host plant for copper butterfly development

Bay Area native

Sulfur Buckwheat

Eriogonum umbellatum var. bahiiforme

high

perennial herb

Host plant for larval development; specialized feeder on Eriogonum

Bay Area native