Top native late and scaleleaf purple asters
5 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Late Purple Aster
Symphyotrichum patens
keystone
caterpillars
72
bees
21
hosts
2
food
15
flowers
218
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Thinleaf Late Purple Aster
Symphyotrichum phlogifolium
keystone
caterpillars
65
bees
13
hosts
2
food
12
flowers
196
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Georgia Aster
Symphyotrichum georgianum
keystone
caterpillars
53
bees
9
hosts
2
food
11
flowers
172
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Walter's Aster
Symphyotrichum walteri
caterpillars
41
bees
9
hosts
2
food
11
flowers
151
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Scaleleaf Aster
Symphyotrichum adnatum
keystone
caterpillars
36
bees
6
hosts
2
food
8
flowers
147