A Comprehensive Guide to American Field Pansy (Viola bicolor)
The American Field Pansy (Viola bicolor) is a herbaceous perennial that is found mostly in the eastern United States and southern Canada with scattered locations…
Host Plants
Sand Violet (Viola affinis)
Sand Violet (Viola affinis) is a herbaceous perennial that is found from the mid-west to the eastern United States and adjacent southern Canada. This plant…
A Comprehensive Guide to Southern Woodland Violet (Viola hirsutula)
Southern Woodland Violet (Viola hirsutula) is a herbaceous perennial that is found in the eastern United States, except for New York and New England. This…
A Comprehensive Guide to Indian Wood Oats (Chasmanthium latifolium)
Indian Wood Oats (Chasmanthium latifolium) is a herbaceous perennial that is found in the eastern part of the southwest, southern mid-west and eastern United States, except New England. This plant is a host plant to six species of butterflies, most of them skippers. This grass species is often found in floodplains that get partial shade and have moist soil conditions. The green flowers come out in the late summer to fall.
Canada Violet (Viola canadensis), A Comprehensive Guide in 10 Sections
Canada Violet (Viola canadensis) is found throughout the United States and most of Canada. This plant is a host to a species of butterfly and a number of bees. The white flowers are often encountered in shaded lawns and gardens, but it is also in floodplains.
A Comprehensive Guide to Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia)
Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia) is a herbaceous perennial that is found in the mid-western and eastern United States and a number of provinces in…
A Comprehensive Guide to Sassafras (Sassafras albidum)
Sassafras (Sassafras albidum) is a deciduous tree found in mid-western and eastern United States and Ontario in Canada. This tree is a host plant to…
The Tall and Straight Tuliptree (Liriodendron tulipifera)
Tuliptree (Liriodendron tulipifera) is a deciduous tree found in midwestern and eastern United States and Ontario in Canada. This tree is a host plant to three species of butterfly and one species of moth. The large yellow flowers come out in the spring. Tuliptree tends to grow in floodplains and places where there is moist soil, but it can handle places that are occassionally dry. Being on the one of the tallest trees it can reach a height of 150 feet tall.
Oval-leaf Milkweed (Asclepias ovalifolia), a Comprehensive Guide in 10 Sections
Introduction Oval-leaf Milkweed (Asclepias ovalifolia) is a herbaceous perennial found in the northern parts of the midwest United States and Canada from British Columbia to…
Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia), a Comprehensive Guide in 9 Sections
Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) is a herbaceous perennial vine that grows in a variety of habitats including fields, woods, gardens, fencerows, and disturbed areas. It is the host plant for the Virginia Creeper Sphinx Moth (Darapsa myron). The non-showy greenish-white flowers come out in the spring and summer and the blue to black fruits in the late summer and fall. The fruits of this plant contain a high amount of oxalic acid and are poisonous to humans. Birds, however,