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Variable Checkerspot
The Variable Checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas chalcedona) 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
Variable Checkerspot
Trichostema lanceolatum
vinegar weed
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Stachys rigida var. quercetorum
rough hedgenettle
Annuals
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Stachys albens
white hedge-nettle
Perennials
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Stachys bullata
California hedgenettle
Perennials
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Rosa californica var. orthacantha
California rose
Perennials
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Rosa gymnocarpa
wood rose
Shrubs
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Rosa spithamea
coast ground rose
Shrubs
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Plantago erecta
dwarf plantain
Shrubs
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Plantago subnuda
naked plantain
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Penstemon centranthifolius
scarlet bugler
Perennials
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Pedicularis densiflora
Indian warrior
Perennials
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Lonicera subspicata var. denudata
chaparral honeysuckle
Perennials
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Keckiella corymbosa
red penstemon
Shrubs
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Collinsia tinctoria
sticky Chinese-houses
Shrubs
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Collinsia heterophylla
Chinese-houses
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Castilleja wightii
Wight's paintbrush
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Castilleja exserta subsp. exserta
purple owl's-clover
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Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus
snowberry
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Symphoricarpos mollis
creeping snowberry
Shrubs
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Stachys pycnantha
short-spiked hedge nettle
Shrubs
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Stachys rigida var. rigida
rigid hedge nettle
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Scrophularia californica
bee plant
Perennials
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Penstemon heterophyllus var. purdyi
foothill penstemon
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Penstemon heterophyllus var. heterophyllus
chaparral penstemon
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Lonicera hispidula
California honeysuckle
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Lonicera involucrata var. ledebourii
twinberry
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Erythranthe guttata
seep monkeyflower
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