A man, F. Schyler Mathews, who wrote about flowers, once wrote..." But it is only pussytoes, and scarcely merits attention." Now, really, how can something called Pussytoes not be worth our attention. One reason it might be worth our attention is that it is the host plant for the butterfly, American Lady. A host plant is a plant that the butterfly lays its eggs on. When this little egg hatches, a larvae comes out and begins to take its nourishment from the plant until it is ready to enter the next stage of its life. I don't think you will hear any American Ladies quoting Mr. Mathews.
Where I found it : Beside a parking lot
So interesting... is it "a" host plant or "the one and only" host plant the butterfly chooses?
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