Top native heathers
10 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Southern Dwarf Blueberry
Vaccinium tenellum
keystone
caterpillars
76
bees
4
hosts
1
food
29
flowers
33
shelter
1
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Mountain Azalea
Rhododendron canescens
caterpillars
24
bees
1
food
4
flowers
53
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Bearberry
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
caterpillars
23
bees
4
food
23
flowers
94
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Sand Myrtle
Kalmia buxifolia
caterpillars
15
bees
3
food
3
flowers
17
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Salal
Gaultheria shallon
caterpillars
7
food
5
flowers
14
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Fetterbush Lyonia
Lyonia lucida
caterpillars
5
flowers
8
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Mountain Doghobble
Leucothoe fontanesiana
caterpillars
1
food
1
flowers
2
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Swamp Dog-laurel
Leucothoe axillaris
caterpillars
1
food
1
flowers
1
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Florida Hobblebush
Agarista populifolia
caterpillars
1
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Honey-cup
Zenobia pulverulenta