Top native heathers
17 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Mayberry
Vaccinium elliottii
keystone
caterpillars
77
bees
5
hosts
1
food
31
flowers
38
shelter
1
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Black Huckleberry
Gaylussacia baccata
caterpillars
30
bees
1
food
14
flowers
36
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Catawba Rhododendron
Rhododendron catawbiense
caterpillars
29
bees
1
food
4
flowers
64
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Gorge Rhododendron
Rhododendron minus
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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Coastal Azalea
Rhododendron atlanticum
caterpillars
21
bees
1
food
3
flowers
49
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Dwarf Huckleberry
Gaylussacia dumosa
caterpillars
19
bees
1
food
11
flowers
8
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Mountain Laurel
Kalmia latifolia
caterpillars
18
bees
3
food
4
flowers
39
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Sand Myrtle
Kalmia buxifolia
caterpillars
15
bees
3
food
3
flowers
17
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Wild Rosemary
Andromeda polifolia
caterpillars
5
food
7
flowers
8
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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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Florida Rosemary
Ceratiola ericoides
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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Mountain Andromeda
Pieris floribunda
flowers
2
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Honey-cup
Zenobia pulverulenta