Top native heathers
8 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Large Cranberry
Vaccinium macrocarpon
keystone
caterpillars
160
bees
10
food
42
flowers
101
shelter
1
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Creeping Blueberry
Vaccinium crassifolium
keystone
caterpillars
74
bees
3
food
28
flowers
31
shelter
1
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Swamp Azalea
Rhododendron viscosum
caterpillars
30
bees
1
food
4
flowers
58
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Great Rhododendron
Rhododendron maximum
caterpillars
29
bees
1
food
4
flowers
57
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Smooth Azalea
Rhododendron arborescens
caterpillars
28
bees
1
food
4
flowers
58
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Mountain Laurel
Kalmia latifolia
caterpillars
18
bees
3
food
4
flowers
39
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Trailing Arbutus
Epigaea repens
caterpillars
2
hosts
1
food
1
flowers
11
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Honey-cup
Zenobia pulverulenta