North Hialeah Elementary (Plants provided by FIU, Butterflies not included) Butterfly Hostplants...

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Mexican Alvaradoa(Alvaradoa amorphoides)

Dina Yellow (Pyrisitia dina)

This is a beautiful small tree that is rarely cultivated in South Florida. It is listed as endangered by the State of Florida.

Corky Stemmed Passion Flower (Passiflora suberosa)

Zebra Longwing(Heliconius charithonia tuckerorum)

Gulf Fritillary(Agraulis vanillae nigrior)

Julia(Dryas iulia largo)

Variegated Fritillary(Euptoieta claudia)

This hostplant attracts four butterfly species!!!

Coontie(Zamia pumila)

Atala (Eumaeus atala)

Species of special concern

Florida’s only native cycad

Butterfly Nectar Plant(Adult Butterfly or Moth Food)

FYI, some butterflies prefer rotten fruit over nectar from flowers

Blue Porterweed(Stachytarpheta jamaicensis)

Fiery Skipper

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