Top native allopolyploid asters

2 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

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2 native plants

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Perennial 2 Wildflower 2

Western Aster Symphyotrichum ascendens keystone caterpillars 55 bees 12 hosts 1 food 9 flowers 198 shelter 1
San Bernardino Aster Symphyotrichum defoliatum keystone caterpillars 18 bees 4 hosts 1 food 4 flowers 98