family

Heathers

Ericaceae

Field notes

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Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

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

Lowbush Blueberry Vaccinium angustifolium keystone caterpillars 161 bees 10 hosts 1 food 41 flowers 82
Large Cranberry Vaccinium macrocarpon keystone caterpillars 160 bees 10 food 42 flowers 101 shelter 1
Early Lowbush Blueberry Vaccinium pallidum keystone caterpillars 158 bees 10 hosts 1 food 38 flowers 51 shelter 1
Northern Highbush Blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum keystone caterpillars 154 bees 11 hosts 1 food 42 flowers 190 shelter 1
Bog Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos keystone caterpillars 153 bees 9 hosts 1 food 44 flowers 54 shelter 1
Velvetleaf Blueberry Vaccinium myrtilloides keystone caterpillars 148 bees 9 food 37 flowers 55 shelter 1
Bog Bilberry Vaccinium uliginosum keystone caterpillars 148 bees 4 hosts 1 food 45 flowers 56 shelter 1
Dwarf Bilberry Vaccinium cespitosum keystone caterpillars 146 bees 5 hosts 2 food 37 flowers 50 shelter 1
Lingonberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea keystone caterpillars 142 bees 8 food 46 flowers 54 shelter 1
Black Highbush Blueberry Vaccinium fuscatum keystone caterpillars 138 bees 11 hosts 1 food 38 flowers 47 shelter 1
Deerberry Vaccinium stamineum keystone caterpillars 135 bees 11 hosts 1 food 38 flowers 51 shelter 1
Oval-leaf Blueberry Vaccinium ovalifolium keystone caterpillars 123 bees 1 hosts 1 food 32 flowers 40 shelter 1
Northern Blueberry Vaccinium boreale keystone caterpillars 122 bees 5 food 33 flowers 40 shelter 1
Thinleaf Huckleberry Vaccinium membranaceum keystone caterpillars 121 bees 1 hosts 1 food 32 flowers 48 shelter 1
Bearberry Vaccinium erythrocarpum keystone caterpillars 105 bees 2 hosts 1 food 31 flowers 41 shelter 1

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