What Cardinal Flower supports
80
native animals
supported in the US
1
caterpillars
2
food
77
flowers
supported in the US
Caterpillars All
1 native moths and butterflies raised on it, most recorded first.
Plant eaters All
2 native animals that feed on it, most recorded first.
Flower visitors All
77 native pollinators and other flower visitors, most recorded first.
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris
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Spicebush Swallowtail
Papilio troilus
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Cloudless Sulphur
Phoebis sennae
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Eastern Giant Swallowtail
Heraclides cresphontes
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Palamedes Swallowtail
Papilio palamedes
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Pipevine Swallowtail
Battus philenor
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Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
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Golden Northern Bumble Bee
Bombus fervidus