NATIVE VINES USED BY BUTTERFLIES of the LRGV

The Rio Grande Valley's Nature Site

NATIVE VINES USED BY THE BUTTERFLIES of the Lower Rio Grande Valley of South Texas

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Return to Photos of the Native Plants Used by Butterflies in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of South Texas

All of the vines shown below are used by the butterflies of the LRGV as host plants or nectar sources. Go to our "Rio Grande Valley Native Plants Links" page, via "Home" above or search on the scientific names of these plants for more information.

NOTE: Use of Common Names for native plants can be a real problem, since every region of the U.S. may use many and diverse Common Names, and these names often differ from one region of the nation to another. This is particularly true in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, where the use of Common Names for Valley natives varies so much, both in English and in Spanish. It is ALWAYS best to copy the Scientific Name of any of the plants shown on our webpage and do an Internet Search (google) on the Scientific Name. We ALL need to learn and get used to using the Scientific Names of native plants.

GO NATIVE!

USE ONLY NATIVE PLANTS!

All photos on this site are by Jan Dauphin and are copyright protected and may not be used or published elsewhere without the permission of Jan Dauphin

Alamo Vine - Ipomoea sinuata

Arrow-leaf Morning Glory - Ipomoea sagittata

Beach Morning Glory - Ipomoea imperati

Berlandier's Trumpets - Acleisanthes obtusa

Bush Morning Glory - Ipomoea carnea

Railroad Vine - Ipomoea pes-caprae emarginata

Red-center Morning Glory - Ipomoea amnicola

Tie Vine - Ipomoea cordatotriloba

Climbing Hempweed - Mikania scandens

Chihuahuan Balloon Vine - Cardiospermum dissectum

Common Balloon Vine - Cardiospermum halicacabum

Corona Vine (non-native) - Antigonon leptopus

Slender Passionflower - Passiflora filipes

Corona De Cristo - Passiflora foetida

Corky Stem Passionflower - Passiflora suberosa

Birdwing Passionflower - Passiflora tenuiloba

Guadeloupe Cucumber - Melothria pendula

Hairypod Cowpea - Vigna luteola

Least Snout Bean - Rhynchosia minima

Madeira Vine - Anredera scandens

Mimosa Vine - Mimosa malacophylla

Noseburn (CAUTION: STINGS!) - Tragia glanduligera

Old Man's Beard - Clematis drummondii

Pearl Milkweed Vine - Matelea reticulata

Scarlet Pea - Indigofera miniata

Shortcrown Milkvine - Matelea brevicoronata

Snapdragon Vine - Maurandya antirrhiniflora

Talayote - Cynanchum racemosum var. unifarium

Texas Bindweed - Convolvulus equitans

Texas Bindweed - Convolvulus equitans

Texas Bindweed - Convolvulus equitans

Twine Vine - Sarcostemma cynanchoides

Twining Soldierbush - Tournefortia volubilis

Urvillea Vine - Urvillea ulmacea