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Top native Dennstaedtiineae

9 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

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9 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Part shade 2 Full shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 1 Well drained 1 Moist 2 Wet 1

Water use

Low 1 Medium 1

Soil

Sand 1 Loam 1 Clay 1

Soil pH

Acid 2

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Yes 1

Deer resistant

Yes 1

Resists

Rabbits 1 Salt 1

Form

Habit

Arching 1 Clumping 1 Erect 1 Spreading 1

Plant type

Fern 7 Perennial 6 Wildflower 6 Ground cover 1 Herbaceous perennial 1
  • Common Bracken Pteridium aquilinum caterpillars 18 food 14 flowers 2 shelter 1
  • Eastern Brackenfern Pteridium latiusculum caterpillars 3 food 2 shelter 1
  • Hay-scented Fern Dennstaedtia punctilobula caterpillars 3
  • Southern Brackenfern Pteridium caudatum caterpillars 1
  • Rigid Lace Fern Microlepia setosa
  • Creeping Bramble Fern Hypolepis barringtonii
  • Cuplet Fern Dennstaedtia bipinnata
  • Limpleaf Fern Microlepia speluncae
  • Dotted Beadfern Hypolepis hawaiiensis

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