100 plants to feed the monarch : create a healthy habitat to sustain North America's most beloved butterfly / The Xerces Society ; Eric Lee-Mäder, Stephanie Frischie, Emma Pelton, Sarina Jepsen, Stephanie McKnight and Scott Hoffman Black ; [preface by Scott Hoffman Black].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lee-Mäder, Eric, 1972- author.

Frischie, Stephanie, author.

Pelton, Emma, author.

Jepsen, Sarina, author.

McKnight, Stephanie (Biologist), author.

Contributor:

Black, Scott Hoffman, writer of preface.

Xerces Society.

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Butterfly gardening.

Monarch butterfly--Feeding and feeds.

Monarch butterfly.

Monarch butterfly--Conservation.

Planting (Plant culture)--Environmental aspects.

Planting (Plant culture).

Genre:

Illustrated books.

Instructional and educational works.

Illustrated works.

Physical Description:

288 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 21 cm

Other Title:

One hundred plants to feed the monarch

Place of Publication:

North Adams, MA : Storey Books, [2021]

Summary:

"The plight of the monarch butterfly has captured public attention and sparked widespread interest in helping to save their dwindling populations. In this in-depth portrait of the monarch butterfly--covering its life cycle, its remarkable relationship with milkweed, its extraordinary migration, and the threats it now faces due to habitat loss and climate change--detailed instructions on how to design and create monarch-friendly landscapes are enriched by guidance on observing and understanding butterfly behavior and habits. Following the model of their previous best-selling book, 100 Plants to Feed the Bees, the Xerces Society provides at-a-glance profiles of the plant species that provide monarchs with nourishment. The plants, which are all commercially available, range from dozens of species of milkweed--the only food of monarch caterpillars--to numerous flowering plants, shrubs, and trees that provide nectar for the adult butterfly, including those that bloom in late season and sustain monarchs in their great migration."--Amazon.com

This practical, inspiring guide shows how individuals can help support the endangered North American monarch butterfly, with information on creating monarch-friendly landscapes using plants that feed and sustain the butterfly through the different stages of its life.

Contents:

Preface

North American royalty. The life of a monarch ; Creating and protecting monarch habitat

The plants monarchs needs. The extraordinary milkweed ; Non-milkweed host plants ; Nectar plants: native wildflowers ; Nectar plants: trees, shrubs, and vines.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 286-287).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

9781635862737

1635862736

OCLC:

1159044218