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The plants they can't live without
A lifeline plant is a native plant a named species at risk depends on to survive, the milkweed a monarch caterpillar can't live without. Every one below is documented in COSEWIC/SARA or US listing sources and grows in Maryland. See which ones you already grow.
Supporting 11 bird species, 7 bat species, 2 bee species and 2 butterfly species at risk.
A forage plant for the Northern Long-eared Bat
A forage plant the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee depends on
A forage plant the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee depends on
A forage plant for the Indiana Bat
A forage plant for the Tricoloured Bat
A forage plant the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee depends on
A forage plant the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee depends on
A forage plant the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee depends on
A forage plant for the Northern Long-eared Bat
A forage plant for the Northern Long-eared Bat
A forage plant for the Indiana Bat
A larval host — Monarch Butterfly caterpillars develop on it
A larval host — Monarch Butterfly caterpillars develop on it
A larval host — Monarch Butterfly caterpillars develop on it
Food and shelter the Bobolink depends on
Food and shelter the Bobolink depends on
A forage plant for the Eastern Small-footed Bat
Food and shelter the Eastern Meadowlark depends on
Food and shelter the Cerulean Warbler depends on
A larval host — Baltimore Checkerspot caterpillars develop on it
A larval host — Baltimore Checkerspot caterpillars develop on it
A forage plant for the Baltimore Checkerspot
A forage plant for the Little Brown Bat
A forage plant the American Bumble Bee depends on
Food and shelter the Prothonotary Warbler depends on
Food and shelter the Wood Thrush depends on
A forage plant the American Bumble Bee depends on
Food and shelter the Northern Bobwhite depends on
A forage plant the American Bumble Bee depends on
Food and shelter the Wood Thrush depends on
Food and shelter the Bobolink depends on
Food and shelter the Prothonotary Warbler depends on
Food and shelter the Golden-winged Warbler depends on
Food and shelter the Wood Thrush depends on
Food and shelter the Grasshopper Sparrow depends on
Food and shelter the Northern Bobwhite depends on
Food and shelter the Prothonotary Warbler depends on
Food and shelter the Cerulean Warbler depends on
A forage plant for the Eastern Red Bat
Relationships are drawn from COSEWIC/SARA assessments, the US Endangered Species Act listings, and academic host-plant references. Every plant shown grows natively in Marylandand exists in the Hortus catalogue. Status links go to the assessing body.