Top native salt marsh asters
5 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Annual Saltmarsh Aster
Symphyotrichum subulatum
keystone
caterpillars
86
bees
29
hosts
2
food
16
flowers
249
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Perennial Saltmarsh Aster
Symphyotrichum tenuifolium
keystone
caterpillars
73
bees
20
hosts
2
food
14
flowers
216
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Southern Annual Saltmarsh Aster
Symphyotrichum divaricatum
keystone
caterpillars
56
bees
13
hosts
2
food
12
flowers
198
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Southwestern Annual Saltmarsh Aster
Symphyotrichum expansum
keystone
caterpillars
36
bees
11
hosts
1
food
16
flowers
172
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Bahaman Aster
Symphyotrichum bahamense
keystone
caterpillars
17
bees
5
hosts
1
food
4
flowers
106