Nectar Plants
Here is a list of some of the flowers that the Variegated Fritillary uses as nectar plants:
- Dogbane, Apocynum sp.
- Common Milkweed, Asclepias syriaca
- Asters, Aster sp.
- Bearded Beggarticks, Bidens aristosa
- Thistles, Cirsium sp.
- Coneflowers, Echinacea sp.
- Fleabane, Erigeron sp.
- Common Boneset, Eupatorium perfoliatum
- Alfalfa, Medicago sativa
- Red Clover, Trifolium pratense
- Ironweed, Vernonia sp.
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