fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 8 months agoPlant Nativesmander.xyzimagemessage-square74fedilinkarrow-up1938arrow-down194
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minus-squarealcoholicorn [comrade/them, doe/deer]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·8 months agoA plant doesn’t have to be native to benefit local ecosystem, parsley isn’t native, but there’s a local species of butterfly whose caterpillars love it.
minus-squarepoppy@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoI’ve noticed swallowtails love parsley! When I “raised” swallowtail caterpillars once as a kid they mowed through the stuff.
A plant doesn’t have to be native to benefit local ecosystem, parsley isn’t native, but there’s a local species of butterfly whose caterpillars love it.
I’ve noticed swallowtails love parsley! When I “raised” swallowtail caterpillars once as a kid they mowed through the stuff.