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Agastache scrophulariifolia
Purple giant hyssop
Herb. perenn.
Full,Part,Shade
Wet,Med,Dry
July,August,September
Nectar
B. terricola,B. fervidus,B. vagans,Butterflies,Other bees
Asclepias amplexicaulis
Clasping milkweed
Herb. perenn.
Full,Part
Dry
June,July
Nectar
B. terricola,B. vagans,Butterflies,Other bees
Asclepias exaltata
Poke milkweed
Herb. perenn.
Part,Shade
Med,Dry
June,July
Nectar
B. terricola,B. vagans,Butterflies,Other bees
Asclepias incarnata
Swamp milkweed
Herb. perenn.
Full,Part
Med,Dry
July,August
Nectar
B. terricola,B. vagans,Butterflies,Other bees
Asclepias purpurascens
Purple milkweed
Herb. perenn.
Full,Part
Wet,Med,Dry
June,July
Nectar
B. terricola,B. vagans,Butterflies,Other bees
Asclepias quadrifolia
Four-leaved milkweed
Herb. perenn.
Full,Part
Med,Dry
May,June,July
Nectar
B. terricola,B. vagans,Butterflies,Other bees
Asclepias syriaca
Common milkweed
Herb. perenn.
Full
Wet,Med,Dry
June,July,August
Nectar
B. terricola,B. vagans,Butterflies,Other bees
Asclepias tuberosa
Butterfly milkweed
Herb. perenn.
Full,Part
Dry
June,July
Nectar
B. terricola,B. vagans,Butterflies,Other bees
Asclepias verticillata
Whorled milkweed
Herb. perenn.
Full,Part
Med,Dry
July,August,September
Nectar
B. terricola,B. vagans,Butterflies,Other bees
Astragalus canadensis
Canadian milkvetch
Herb. perenn.
Full,Part
Wet,Dry
May,June,July
Nectar
B. terricola,B. fervidus,B. vagans
Baptisia tinctoria
Yellow wild indigo
Herb. perenn.
Full,Part
Med
June,July,August
Nectar
B. fervidus,B. vagans,Butterflies
Blephilia ciliata
Downy woodmint
Herb. perenn.
Part,Shade
Dry
May,June,July,August
Nectar
B. vagans,Butterflies,Other bees
Blephilia hirsuta
Hairy woodmint
Herb. perenn.
Part,Shade
Med,Dry
May,June,July,August,September
Nectar
B. vagans,Butterflies,Other bees
Cardamine spp.
Bitter-cress
Herb. perenn.
Part
Wet,Med
March,April,May,June
Additional Nectar/Pollen
Butterflies,Other bees
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Common buttonbush
Shrub
Full,Part
Wet,Med
June,July,August
Nectar
B. terricola,B. vagans,Butterflies,Other bees
Cercis canadensis
Eastern Redbud
Tree
Part
Med,Dry
March,April,May
Nectar
B. terricola,B. vagans
Chamerion angustifolium
Narrow-leaved fireweed
Herb. perenn.
Full
Med,Dry
June,July,August
Nectar
B. terricola,B. vagans,Butterflies,Other bees
Chelone glabra
White turtlehead
Herb. perenn.
Full,Part
Wet,Med
July,August,September
Nectar
B. terricola,B. vagans
Cirsium discolor
Field thistle
Herb. perenn.
Full,Part
Med,Dry
August,September,October
Nectar
B. fervidus,B. vagans,Butterflies,Other bees
Cirsium horridulum
Yellow thistle
Herb. perenn.
Full
Med,Dry
June,July,August,September
Nectar
B. fervidus,B. vagans,Butterflies,Other bees
