Top native heathers
22 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Pinxter Flower
Rhododendron periclymenoides
caterpillars
32
bees
1
food
6
flowers
59
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Flame Azalea
Rhododendron calendulaceum
caterpillars
30
bees
1
food
4
flowers
58
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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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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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Pinkshell Azalea
Rhododendron vaseyi
caterpillars
27
bees
1
food
4
flowers
55
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Mountain Azalea
Rhododendron canescens
caterpillars
24
bees
1
food
4
flowers
53
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Gorge Rhododendron
Rhododendron minus
caterpillars
24
bees
1
food
4
flowers
53
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Coastal Azalea
Rhododendron atlanticum
caterpillars
21
bees
1
food
3
flowers
49
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Cumberland Rhododendron
Rhododendron cumberlandense
caterpillars
19
bees
1
food
3
flowers
50
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Mountain Laurel
Kalmia latifolia
caterpillars
18
bees
3
food
4
flowers
39
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Alabama Azalea
Rhododendron alabamense
caterpillars
18
bees
1
food
2
flowers
45
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Orange Azalea
Rhododendron austrinum
caterpillars
17
food
2
flowers
47
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He-huckleberry
Lyonia ligustrina
caterpillars
7
bees
4
flowers
15
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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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Staggerbush
Lyonia mariana
caterpillars
3
bees
2
food
1
flowers
4
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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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Mountain Andromeda
Pieris floribunda
flowers
2