Top native heathers
5 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Sparkleberry
Vaccinium arboreum
caterpillars
91
bees
6
hosts
3
food
49
flowers
59
shelter
1
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Black Huckleberry
Gaylussacia baccata
caterpillars
30
bees
1
food
14
flowers
36
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Bearberry
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
caterpillars
23
bees
4
food
23
flowers
94
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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