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Hoptree, Ptelea trifoliata


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Native bumble bee on hoptree, "Ptelea trifoliata" (Rutaceae, or Citrus family)

​Hoptree is one of two larval food plants of Canada's largest butterfly, the giant swallowtail, Papilio cresphontes.  It is also a very important early spring pollinator plant. For many weeks it provides flora resources for native pollinators of all sorts when little else is in flower. 
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A song sparrow in hoptree
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  • home
  • learn
    • What is Biodiversity?
    • What is Biodiversity Gardening?
    • What is Native Biodiversity?
    • Why Does Native Biodiversity Matter?
    • Resources
  • documentary
    • Introduction
    • Our Favorite Native Plants (All)
    • American Beech
    • Bloodroot
    • Blue Flag Iris
    • Hoptree
    • Ninebark
    • Animals and Fungi (All)
    • Boogie-Woogie Aphid
    • Black Swallowtail Butterfly
    • Giant Swallowtail Butterfly
    • Gray Tree Frog
    • Lichens
    • Milk Snake
  • about
    • Nina M. Zitani
    • Contact Us
  • blog