Drawn in chalk by Corinne Mariposa of Miami Seed Share to educate passersby to the native pellitory growing in the grass nearby, marked by the pink flag. Pellitory is a host plant for the Red Admiral butterfly.
Kids, young and not so young, were given chalk to draw pictures of the butterflies that need these plants to survive.
Kids can use Marc Minno's Guide to Butterflies of South Florida to see what the Dainty Sulphur, the butterfly that hosts on Spanish Needle, looks like.
Florida Pellitory, which pops up in cool weather, is easy to identify by its translucent stem.
Corinne Mariposa of Miami Seed Share, takes her art -- and nature -- seriously.
It is easy to identify plants like Wireweed/Sida ulmifolia and Spanish needle/Phyla nodiflora by their serrated leaves.
The Red Admiral butterfly lays her eggs on Florida Pellitory/Parietaria Floridana
The Green shrimp plant/Blechum is a Category II invasive plant in Florida, but it hosts Malachite, Buckeye, Painted Lady, and White Peacock butterflies
Imagine how many passersby are educated by this beautiful chalk drawing...until the next rain.
THE WORLD KIDS WANT TO SEE.
We asked the children present to draw the world they wanted to see. Here some of the results ...
STAY IN TOUCH
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