Top native heathers
10 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Dwarf Bilberry
Vaccinium cespitosum
keystone
caterpillars
146
bees
5
hosts
2
food
37
flowers
50
shelter
1
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Rhodora
Rhododendron canadense
caterpillars
35
bees
1
food
10
flowers
59
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Swamp Azalea
Rhododendron viscosum
caterpillars
30
bees
1
food
4
flowers
58
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Coastal Azalea
Rhododendron atlanticum
caterpillars
21
bees
1
food
3
flowers
49
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Leatherleaf
Chamaedaphne calyculata
caterpillars
19
bees
1
food
9
flowers
39
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White-flowered Rhododendron
Rhododendron albiflorum
caterpillars
19
food
2
flowers
36
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Western Azalea
Rhododendron occidentale
caterpillars
16
food
4
flowers
35
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Pacific Rhododendron
Rhododendron macrophyllum
caterpillars
16
food
2
flowers
43
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Salal
Gaultheria shallon
caterpillars
7
food
5
flowers
14
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Honey-cup
Zenobia pulverulenta