Top native heathers
21 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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Sparkleberry
Vaccinium arboreum
caterpillars
91
bees
6
hosts
3
food
49
flowers
59
shelter
1
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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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Pinxter Flower
Rhododendron periclymenoides
caterpillars
32
bees
1
food
6
flowers
59
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Swamp Azalea
Rhododendron viscosum
caterpillars
30
bees
1
food
4
flowers
58
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Catawba Rhododendron
Rhododendron catawbiense
caterpillars
29
bees
1
food
4
flowers
64
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Sheep Laurel
Kalmia angustifolia
caterpillars
28
bees
3
food
6
flowers
55
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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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Cumberland Rhododendron
Rhododendron cumberlandense
caterpillars
19
bees
1
food
3
flowers
50
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Sand Myrtle
Kalmia buxifolia
caterpillars
15
bees
3
food
3
flowers
17
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He-huckleberry
Lyonia ligustrina
caterpillars
7
bees
4
flowers
15
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Fetterbush Lyonia
Lyonia lucida
caterpillars
5
flowers
8
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Staggerbush
Lyonia mariana
caterpillars
3
bees
2
food
1
flowers
4
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Trailing Arbutus
Epigaea repens
caterpillars
2
hosts
1
food
1
flowers
11
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Eastern Teaberry
Gaultheria procumbens
caterpillars
1
food
9
flowers
6
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Swamp Dog-laurel
Leucothoe axillaris
caterpillars
1
food
1
flowers
1
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Fetterbush
Eubotrys racemosus
caterpillars
1
flowers
2
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Mountain Andromeda
Pieris floribunda
flowers
2
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Mountain Fetterbush
Eubotrys recurvus
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Honey-cup
Zenobia pulverulenta