tribe
Mistflowers
Eupatorieae
Field notes
Children
- Liatrinae 50 native
- Eupatoriinae 32 native
- Alomiinae 28 native
- Oxylobinae 9 native
- Ageratinae 4 native
- Praxelinae 3 native
- Mikaniinae 2 native
- Trichocoroninae 2 native
- Adenostemmatinae 2 native
- Piqueriinae 2 native
- Critoniinae 2 native
- Gyptidinae 1 native
- Fleischmanniinae 1 native
- Hebecliniinae
- Ayapaninae
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native mistflowers All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Spotted Joe-Pye Weed
Eutrochium maculatum
caterpillars
55
hosts
1
food
6
flowers
212
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Common Boneset
Eupatorium perfoliatum
caterpillars
35
hosts
3
food
14
flowers
291
shelter
1
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Dogfennel
Eupatorium capillifolium
caterpillars
35
hosts
1
food
8
flowers
140
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Late Boneset
Eupatorium serotinum
caterpillars
34
hosts
4
food
27
flowers
284
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Round-leaved Boneset
Eupatorium rotundifolium
caterpillars
32
hosts
1
food
9
flowers
123
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Hyssopleaf Thoroughwort
Eupatorium hyssopifolium
caterpillars
32
hosts
1
food
5
flowers
136
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Tall Boneset
Eupatorium altissimum
caterpillars
31
hosts
1
food
10
flowers
190
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White Boneset
Eupatorium album
caterpillars
30
hosts
1
food
5
flowers
128
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Torrey's Eupatorium
Eupatorium torreyanum
caterpillars
30
hosts
1
food
5
flowers
127
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Coastal Dog Fennel
Eupatorium compositifolium
caterpillars
29
hosts
1
food
4
flowers
120
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Upland Boneset
Eupatorium sessilifolium
caterpillars
28
hosts
1
food
5
flowers
138
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Rough Boneset
Eupatorium pilosum
caterpillars
28
hosts
1
food
5
flowers
129
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Justice-weed
Eupatorium leucolepis
caterpillars
28
hosts
1
food
4
flowers
125
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Roundleaf Thoroughwort
Eupatorium pubescens
caterpillars
27
hosts
1
food
5
flowers
130
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Clasping Round-leaf Thoroughwort
Eupatorium cordigerum
caterpillars
27
hosts
1
food
5
flowers
127