Top native Vernonioideae
21 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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New York Ironweed
Vernonia noveboracensis
caterpillars
14
bees
8
hosts
1
food
2
flowers
102
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Smooth Ironweed
Vernonia fasciculata
caterpillars
7
bees
8
hosts
1
flowers
98
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Tall Ironweed
Vernonia gigantea
caterpillars
6
bees
8
hosts
3
food
2
flowers
84
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Arkansas Ironweed
Vernonia arkansana
caterpillars
6
bees
6
hosts
1
food
2
flowers
58
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Western Ironweed
Vernonia baldwinii
caterpillars
6
bees
6
hosts
1
flowers
67
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Texas Ironweed
Vernonia texana
caterpillars
6
bees
6
hosts
1
flowers
55
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Broadleaf Ironweed
Vernonia glauca
caterpillars
5
bees
7
hosts
1
flowers
65
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Missouri Ironweed
Vernonia missurica
caterpillars
5
bees
6
hosts
1
flowers
70
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Narrow Leaf Ironweed
Vernonia angustifolia
caterpillars
5
bees
6
hosts
1
flowers
58
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Stemless Ironweed
Vernonia acaulis
caterpillars
5
bees
6
hosts
1
flowers
56
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Tennessee Ironweed
Vernonia flaccidifolia
caterpillars
5
bees
5
hosts
1
flowers
56
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Narrow-leaf Ironweed
Vernonia lettermannii
caterpillars
4
bees
6
hosts
1
flowers
55
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Florida Ironweed
Vernonia blodgettii
caterpillars
3
bees
4
flowers
44
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Leafy Elephant's-foot
Elephantopus carolinianus
caterpillars
2
food
3
flowers
30
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Common Elephant's-foot
Elephantopus tomentosus
caterpillars
2
flowers
24
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Smooth Elephant's Foot
Elephantopus nudatus
caterpillars
2
flowers
16
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Tall Elephant's-foot
Elephantopus elatus
caterpillars
1
flowers
50
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Lanai Hesperomannia
Hesperomannia arborescens
caterpillars
1
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Stokes' Aster
Stokesia laevis
food
4
flowers
49
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Maui Island-aster
Hesperomannia arbuscula
flowers
2
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Kauai Island-aster
Hesperomannia lydgatei