Butterfly weed, or Asclepias tuberosa, also loves the same sunny, dry conditions as scarlet sage and has the added benefit of ...

coastal sage scrub, chamise chaparral, red shank chaparral, juniper woodland, and semi-desert scrub — that support native species of plantain, the butterlfly's primary larval host plant. This ...

HABITAT: The Hermes copper is dependent for survival on its spiny redberry host plant, common in cismontane California coastal sage scrub and chaparral vegetation communities. But for unknown reasons, ...