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Quiz about North American Butterfly Plants
Quiz about North American Butterfly Plants

North American Butterfly Plants Quiz


Want flying and floating butterflies in your garden? Here are the plants that will bring them...

A multiple-choice quiz by duracell. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
duracell
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
190,699
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
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Question 1 of 10
1. The flowers in this plant family have three petals, sometimes appear to have faces, are often purple, have heart-shaped leaves, and usually bloom in early spring. Some hybrids are incredibly fragrant. They are sweet, delicate, romantic flowers and they attract butterflies. What is the name of this plant family? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. This group of butterfly plants include many ornamental and agricultural essentials and a few weeds: pole and bush beans, edible peas, the ubiquitous vetch, plus flower garden staples such as sweet peas, scarlet runner beans and hyacinth bean. Indigo (the blue dye first used to make blue jeans blue) is another member of the family. Oh, and there are trees such as acacia in this group. Name it. Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Oats and wheat, barley and rye. No, this isn't the first line of a nursery rhyme, it's simply a short list of a type of plant that attracts butterflies. This group also includes reeds, bamboo, corn, and many representatives from our native prairies. Name it. Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. This plant is easily recognized by its long thin leaves and love of moist locales. It usually grows next to rivers and creeks. Its weeping form has been immortalized in song, poem and traditional arts. Its flexible stems have been used to weave baskets and its bark yields an aspirin-like substance. Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. These butterfly attractors have large open faces with romantic connotations. One type has coarse leaves and a 6 foot stem with large
cheerful blooms. It's often grown on the side of a barn or farmhouse or along a picket fence. Another has a long stamen protruding from the center of every bloom. It's often seen in the tropics but some forms can be grown in a temperate garden. And some members of the family occur naturally in swampy areas. Name the family.
Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. A golden center surrounded by white rays -- this is the celebrity of the family. Another friendly-faced relation can reach 6-11 feet tall in one season. Many of its relatives grow along roadsides. One family member is the curse of well-groomed lawns. Another is the curse of hayfever sufferers. Another has zillions of star-like blooms in autumn. Name this dynamic family. Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. This group of plants is composed of mostly shrubs and trees that depend on butterflies as pollinators. They provide most of our soft juicy fruits: plums, peaches, apricots and cherries and one nut, the almond. Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. This plant family is known for its fast growing vines, sweet scent and attractiveness to hummingbirds, bees and butterflies. There are shrub species as well, and some are unscented. Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Its feathery leaves provide food for caterpillars... Cocoons may be found on its stems... Members of this group include veggie favorites carrots, celery and parsnips, plus herbs like fennel, anise and parsley. Coriander, dill, caraway, chervil and angelica also have the characteristic aromatic ferny foliage and the flat-topped inconspicuous flowers. What family is beloved by caterpillars? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Along with the magnolias, I consider this to be one of the all-around most beautiful plant families. Its attractiveness to butterflies only
enhances its reputation. These plants are generally native to warm climates, have shiny dark green leaves, gloriously-scented pure white flowers, and very juicy, tart, sweet, brightly-colored fruits. The very popular fruits are a culinary and gastronomic necessity!
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. The flowers in this plant family have three petals, sometimes appear to have faces, are often purple, have heart-shaped leaves, and usually bloom in early spring. Some hybrids are incredibly fragrant. They are sweet, delicate, romantic flowers and they attract butterflies. What is the name of this plant family?

Answer: Violets

The violet family has many charms: it includes dark purple wild violets, the multicolored mini-pansies known as Johnny Jump ups, and the large hybrids known as pansies, that can be found in many lovely variations of orange, yellow and purple and purple-black.

There are also violas, which are grown as perennials, and heirloom fragrant violets, such as Duchesse de Parme. Violets generally prefer cool weather, part shade and rich soil.
2. This group of butterfly plants include many ornamental and agricultural essentials and a few weeds: pole and bush beans, edible peas, the ubiquitous vetch, plus flower garden staples such as sweet peas, scarlet runner beans and hyacinth bean. Indigo (the blue dye first used to make blue jeans blue) is another member of the family. Oh, and there are trees such as acacia in this group. Name it.

Answer: Legumes

If you have an organic garden with peas and beans you will have butterflies as well. Some pole beans produce both edible pods and pretty flowers (Scarlet Runner Bean, Painted Lady). Peas, though closely related to beans, do not share that characteristic. Edible peas are a healthful food, high in protein and fiber, while Sweet Peas (the floral equivalent) are toxic and must never be eaten.

Sweet Peas were a mainstay of the Victorian Garden and were very very popular. They are climbers with delicate snapdragon-like flowers and tendrils. The color range includes blues, rich violets and reds, deep purples, whites, pinks and bicolors. Some are exquisitely-scented. They prefer cool summers, and rich soil -- and they attract butterflies too!
3. Oats and wheat, barley and rye. No, this isn't the first line of a nursery rhyme, it's simply a short list of a type of plant that attracts butterflies. This group also includes reeds, bamboo, corn, and many representatives from our native prairies. Name it.

Answer: Grasses

This just may be the most essential of all plant families. The grains used to make flour are, with a few exceptions, the seeds of various grasses and have been grown for food for millenia. Reeds and bamboos have a multitude of uses, including building materials, musical instruments, weapons, clothing and tools. Indispensable!
4. This plant is easily recognized by its long thin leaves and love of moist locales. It usually grows next to rivers and creeks. Its weeping form has been immortalized in song, poem and traditional arts. Its flexible stems have been used to weave baskets and its bark yields an aspirin-like substance.

Answer: Willow

Weeping willows were often found in Early American art as a symbol of sorrow. Was it their drooping form, or the bitter taste of their bark that cased the association? Sorrow makes the spirit droop and the mourner become bitter. Perhaps willow bark tea was not powerful enough to save those who had high fevers...

Its flexible switches were often used in Native American basketry and unfortunately, as a means of correcting errant children (another source of sorrow).

If you've ever had an aspirin melt in your mouth, you know how bitter salicylic acid is; it's the active ingredient in aspirin, and a natural component of the inner bark of the Willow.
5. These butterfly attractors have large open faces with romantic connotations. One type has coarse leaves and a 6 foot stem with large cheerful blooms. It's often grown on the side of a barn or farmhouse or along a picket fence. Another has a long stamen protruding from the center of every bloom. It's often seen in the tropics but some forms can be grown in a temperate garden. And some members of the family occur naturally in swampy areas. Name the family.

Answer: Mallows

The hollyhock is one of N. America's most beloved flowers. It represents a certain rural character: simple, easy to grow, showy and cheerful. The hollyhock is just plain lovable. The hibiscus has many variations, and all are showy and brightly colored. The tropical version, with its shiny leaves, is grown as an indoor plant. A shorter version, with huge flowers, is often grown as an annual in temperate gardens. And several mallows occur naturally in damp areas, and can be adapted to the home garden.

The candy known as marshmallow got its start as a medicinal confection. A tea was made from the roots of the MARSH mallow, then
sweetened and made into a paste, to use as a lozenge. Marshmallow root is excellent for sore throat.
6. A golden center surrounded by white rays -- this is the celebrity of the family. Another friendly-faced relation can reach 6-11 feet tall in one season. Many of its relatives grow along roadsides. One family member is the curse of well-groomed lawns. Another is the curse of hayfever sufferers. Another has zillions of star-like blooms in autumn. Name this dynamic family.

Answer: Compositae or Daisy

The celebrity of the family is the Shasta Daisy, the famous white-petalled hybrid developed by botanist Luther Burbank. The large-to-gigantic sunflower, often associated with the south of France, is the annual hybrid version of the helianthus, a roadside standby in late summer. Dandelions (Lion's Teeth) are shaggy cousins with ragged leaves, puffball-like seeds and a reputation as an exceptionally healthful herb. Its roots can be used for tea, and its very early leaves cooked as greens.

Ragweed, not goldenrod, are the culprits whenever a high-pollen count brings on compulsive sneezing. The aster, a popular addition to the perennial garden, offers a multitude of blooms in autumn and draws in
flocks of butterflies.

This is a huge plant family and most of its members have bright yellow rayed or shaggy blooms from midsummer on. Helianthus, goldenrod and aster, achillea, marigold and daisy, sunflowers and crysanthemum. Cheerful, accessible and fun....
7. This group of plants is composed of mostly shrubs and trees that depend on butterflies as pollinators. They provide most of our soft juicy fruits: plums, peaches, apricots and cherries and one nut, the almond.

Answer: Prunus

This plant group in its native setting is characterized by edible stone fruit and beautiful blooms in spring. Some ornamental varieties do not have fruit. The flowering cherry, in particular, is one of the most beloved avatars of the growing season to come.
8. This plant family is known for its fast growing vines, sweet scent and attractiveness to hummingbirds, bees and butterflies. There are shrub species as well, and some are unscented.

Answer: Honeysuckle

The white and yellow honeysuckle that is so prevalent on roadsides is not actually a native plant (and neither is the Queen Anne's Lace that grows beneath it). It is known as Japanese honeysuckle or Hall's honeysuckle, an exotic plant that escaped cultivation and became naturalized throughout North America.
9. Its feathery leaves provide food for caterpillars... Cocoons may be found on its stems... Members of this group include veggie favorites carrots, celery and parsnips, plus herbs like fennel, anise and parsley. Coriander, dill, caraway, chervil and angelica also have the characteristic aromatic ferny foliage and the flat-topped inconspicuous flowers. What family is beloved by caterpillars?

Answer: Umbelliferae

Butterflies guaranteed! I've never seen caterpillars pig out on any plant as much as they do on the umbelliferae. For two years in a row, I'd sow an entire packet of dill, saw the plants reach 12" and then had them disappear practically overnight. Black and yellow caterpillar would strip the fennel in a few weeks time. Pick your crop early and let the caterpillars have the rest. Lovely butterflies will follow....
10. Along with the magnolias, I consider this to be one of the all-around most beautiful plant families. Its attractiveness to butterflies only enhances its reputation. These plants are generally native to warm climates, have shiny dark green leaves, gloriously-scented pure white flowers, and very juicy, tart, sweet, brightly-colored fruits. The very popular fruits are a culinary and gastronomic necessity!

Answer: Citrus

Lemon, grapefruit, tangerine, orange, citron, lime, tangerine, pommelo, Meyer lemon, Key Lime. Trivia notes: The Buddha's Hand is a citrus fruit with five long narrow "fingers." The Blood Orange has an orange rind, but dark purple flesh.
Poncirus or Hardy Citrus has narrow, oval leaves, thorns, and inedible, but fragrant fruit which resembles a crushed green tennis ball. The kumquat is a small, oval fruit that is usually preserved rather than eaten fresh. The Sapote is a weird looking citrus fruit with white flesh and large central seeds.

Citrus can be grown in containers in non-tropical climates but must be brought inside during cool weather.
Source: Author duracell

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