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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 Nova Scotia. See which ones you already grow.
Supporting 11 bird species, 2 bee species, 1 butterfly, 1 bat and 1 beetle at risk.
A larval host — Monarch Butterfly caterpillars develop on it
A forage plant for the Little Brown Bat
A forage plant for the Little Brown Bat
A forage plant for the Monarch Butterfly
A forage plant for the Little Brown Bat
A larval host — Monarch Butterfly caterpillars develop on it
Food and shelter the Canada Warbler depends on
Food and shelter the Eastern Whip-poor-will depends on
Food and shelter the Canada Warbler depends on
Food and shelter the Bobolink depends on
Food and shelter the Olive-sided Flycatcher depends on
A forage plant the Yellow-banded Bumble Bee depends on
A forage plant the Yellow-banded Bumble Bee depends on
Relationships are drawn from COSEWIC/SARA assessments, the US Endangered Species Act listings, and academic host-plant references. Every plant shown grows natively in Nova Scotiaand exists in the Hortus catalogue. Status links go to the assessing body.