Top native heathers
16 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Lowbush Blueberry
Vaccinium angustifolium
keystone
caterpillars
161
bees
10
hosts
1
food
41
flowers
82
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Northern Highbush Blueberry
Vaccinium corymbosum
keystone
caterpillars
154
bees
11
hosts
1
food
42
flowers
190
shelter
1
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Bog Bilberry
Vaccinium uliginosum
keystone
caterpillars
148
bees
4
hosts
1
food
45
flowers
56
shelter
1
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Oval-leaf Blueberry
Vaccinium ovalifolium
keystone
caterpillars
123
bees
1
hosts
1
food
32
flowers
40
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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Grouse Whortleberry
Vaccinium scoparium
keystone
caterpillars
66
hosts
1
food
23
flowers
28
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Greenleaf Manzanita
Arctostaphylos patula
caterpillars
33
bees
2
food
12
flowers
49
shelter
1
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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 Azalea
Rhododendron canescens
caterpillars
24
bees
1
food
4
flowers
53
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Hoary Manzanita
Arctostaphylos canescens
caterpillars
17
bees
2
food
11
flowers
33
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Western Bog Laurel
Kalmia microphylla
caterpillars
5
food
1
flowers
15
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Fetterbush Lyonia
Lyonia lucida
caterpillars
5
flowers
8
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Texas Madrone
Arbutus xalapensis
caterpillars
1
food
5
flowers
10
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Creeping Snowberry
Gaultheria hispidula
caterpillars
1
food
4
flowers
5
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Swamp Dog-laurel
Leucothoe axillaris
caterpillars
1
food
1
flowers
1