Top native Saccanthera
24 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Richardson's Beardtongue
Penstemon richardsonii
caterpillars
6
bees
1
food
2
flowers
41
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Bunchleaf Penstemon
Penstemon heterophyllus
caterpillars
6
food
2
flowers
44
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Azure Penstemon
Penstemon azureus
caterpillars
6
food
1
flowers
43
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Cascade Beardtongue
Penstemon serrulatus
caterpillars
5
bees
1
food
2
flowers
52
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Stickystem Penstemon
Penstemon glandulosus
caterpillars
5
bees
1
food
2
flowers
45
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Roezl's Penstemon
Penstemon roezlii
caterpillars
5
food
2
flowers
43
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Leonard's Beardtongue
Penstemon leonardii
caterpillars
5
food
2
flowers
40
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Mountain Blue Penstemon
Penstemon laetus
caterpillars
5
food
1
flowers
43
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Snow Mountain Beardtongue
Penstemon purpusii
caterpillars
5
food
1
flowers
41
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Slender Beardtongue
Penstemon gracilentus
caterpillars
5
food
1
flowers
38
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San Bernardino Beardtongue
Penstemon caesius
caterpillars
5
food
1
flowers
38
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Broadleaf Beardtongue
Penstemon platyphyllus
caterpillars
4
food
2
flowers
36
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Pinyon Beardtongue
Penstemon scapoides
caterpillars
4
food
1
flowers
34
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King's Beardtongue
Penstemon kingii
caterpillars
4
food
1
flowers
32
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Littlecup Beardtongue
Penstemon sepalulus
caterpillars
3
food
3
flowers
37
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Riggins Penstemon
Penstemon triphyllus
caterpillars
3
food
2
flowers
36
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Cusick's Beardtongue
Penstemon cusickii
caterpillars
3
food
2
flowers
35
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Short Stalk Penstemon
Penstemon parvulus
caterpillars
3
food
1
flowers
40
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Plumas County Beardtongue
Penstemon neotericus
caterpillars
3
food
1
flowers
39
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Thread-leaved Beardtongue
Penstemon filiformis
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Inyo Beardtongue
Penstemon papillatus
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Schell Creek Beardtongue
Penstemon rhizomatosus
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Tiehm's Beardtongue
Penstemon tiehmii
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Penstemon curtiflorus