In bloom in Vaughan this October
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⚠New England AsterSymphyotrichum novae-angliae
Once common across eastern North America, now almost gone. It feeds on wild bergamot and asters, flowers any yard can grow.
Brings back: Rusty-patched Bumble Bee, Gypsy Cuckoo Bumble Bee, Barn Swallow, American Bumble Bee
⚠Little BluestemSchizachyrium scoparium
A grassland bird losing its grasslands. Native bunchgrasses bring back the insects and cover it needs.
Brings back: Eastern Meadowlark
⚠Old Switch PanicgrassPanicum virgatum
A bubbling song of summer meadows, now threatened. Native grasses rebuild the habitat it raises its young in.
Brings back: Bobolink
American Witch-HazelHamamelis virginiana
A larval host plant. The caterpillars it raises are the primary food source for baby songbirds.
Bluebell of ScotlandCampanula rotundifolia
A larval host plant. The caterpillars it raises are the primary food source for baby songbirds.
Calico AsterSymphyotrichum lateriflorum
A larval host plant. The caterpillars it raises are the primary food source for baby songbirds.
Flat-Topped White AsterDoellingeria umbellata
A larval host plant. The caterpillars it raises are the primary food source for baby songbirds.
Giant GoldenrodSolidago gigantea
A larval host plant. The caterpillars it raises are the primary food source for baby songbirds.
Grass-Leaved GoldenrodEuthamia graminifolia
A larval host plant. The caterpillars it raises are the primary food source for baby songbirds.
Large-Leaved AsterEurybia macrophylla
A larval host plant. The caterpillars it raises are the primary food source for baby songbirds.
Prairie DropseedSporobolus heterolepis
A larval host plant. The caterpillars it raises are the primary food source for baby songbirds.
Prairie SageArtemisia ludoviciana
A larval host plant. The caterpillars it raises are the primary food source for baby songbirds.
Purple-Stemmed AsterSymphyotrichum puniceum
A larval host plant. The caterpillars it raises are the primary food source for baby songbirds.
Sand DropseedSporobolus cryptandrus
Seaside GoldenrodSolidago sempervirens
A larval host plant. The caterpillars it raises are the primary food source for baby songbirds.
Sky Blue AsterSymphyotrichum oolentangiense
A larval host plant. The caterpillars it raises are the primary food source for baby songbirds.
Smooth AsterSymphyotrichum laeve
A larval host plant. The caterpillars it raises are the primary food source for baby songbirds.
Virginia False DragonheadPhysostegia virginiana
A larval host plant. The caterpillars it raises are the primary food source for baby songbirds.
Virginia Mountain-MintPycnanthemum virginianum
A larval host plant. The caterpillars it raises are the primary food source for baby songbirds.
Virginia WildryeElymus virginicus
A larval host plant. The caterpillars it raises are the primary food source for baby songbirds.
White Heath AsterSymphyotrichum ericoides
A larval host plant. The caterpillars it raises are the primary food source for baby songbirds.
White Panicled AsterSymphyotrichum lanceolatum
A larval host plant. The caterpillars it raises are the primary food source for baby songbirds.
White SnakerootAgeratina altissima
A larval host plant. The caterpillars it raises are the primary food source for baby songbirds.
White TurtleheadChelone glabra
A larval host plant. The caterpillars it raises are the primary food source for baby songbirds.
White Wood AsterEurybia divaricata
A larval host plant. The caterpillars it raises are the primary food source for baby songbirds.
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