American Lady

The American Lady butterfly (Vanessa virginiensis) is a member of the Brush-footed (Nymphalidae) family, and is found in the San Francisco Bay Area.

It is attracted to the following California native plants, found in the East Bay region:

Photo courtesy of Daniel Fitzgerald

American Lady

Sidalcea diploscypha
fringed checkerbloom
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Senecio aronicoides
rayless ragwort
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Pseudognaphalium ramosissimum
pink everlasting
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Packera breweri
Brewer's ragwort
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Malacothamnus fremontii
white-coat mallow
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Lasthenia californica subsp. californica
goldfields
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Heterotheca sessiliflora subsp. echioides
bristly goldenaster
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Heterotheca grandiflora
telegraph weed
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Helianthus gracilentus
slender sunflower
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Helianthus annuus
sunflower
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Eriophyllum jepsonii
Jepson's woolly sunflower
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Eriophyllum staechadifolium
seaside woolly sunflower
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Bidens frondosa
Bidens frondosa
sticktight
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Artemisia dracunculus
tarragon
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Arnica discoidea
rayless arnica
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Anaphalis margaritacea
pearly everlasting
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Ambrosia chamissonis
beach-bur
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Agoseris heterophylla
mountain dandelion
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Agoseris grandiflora var. grandiflora
giant mountain dandelion
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Urtica dioica subsp. holosericea
stinging nettle
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Symphyotrichum lentum
Suisun Marsh aster
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Symphyotrichum chilense
California aster
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Solidago velutina subsp. californica
California goldenrod
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Sidalcea malviflora subsp. malviflora
checkerbloom
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Senecio hydrophilus
water ragwort
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Pseudognaphalium californicum
California everlasting
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Lupinus latifolius var. latifolius
wood lupine
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Lupinus albifrons var. albifrons
bush lupine
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Jaumea carnosa
marsh jaumea
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Hieracium albiflorum
white hawkweed
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Heterotheca sessiliflora subsp. bolanderi
Bolander goldenaster
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Heracleum maximum
cow parsnip
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Helianthus californicus
California sunflower
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Helianthella castanea
Diablo helianthella
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Helenium puberulum
sneezeweed
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Grindelia hirsutula
hairy gumplant
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Grindelia camporum
gumplant
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Grindelia stricta var. angustifolia
marsh gumplant
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Euthamia occidentalis
western goldenrod
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Eriophyllum lanatum var. achilleoides
woolly sunflower
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Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum
golden yarrow
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Ericameria linearifolia
interior goldenbush
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Brickellia californica
California brickelbush
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Baccharis salicifolia subsp. salicifolia
mule fat
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Baccharis pilularis subsp. consanguinea
coyote brush
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Baccharis glutinosa
marsh baccharis
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Artemisia douglasiana
mugwort
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Artemisia californica
California sagebrush
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Achillea millefolium
yarrow
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