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Blueberries

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United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Top native blueberries All

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

Lowbush Blueberry Vaccinium angustifolium keystone caterpillars 161 bees 10 hosts 1 food 41 flowers 82
Early Lowbush Blueberry Vaccinium pallidum keystone caterpillars 158 bees 10 hosts 1 food 38 flowers 51 shelter 1
Northern Highbush Blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum keystone caterpillars 154 bees 11 hosts 1 food 42 flowers 190 shelter 1
Velvetleaf Blueberry Vaccinium myrtilloides keystone caterpillars 148 bees 9 food 37 flowers 55 shelter 1
Black Highbush Blueberry Vaccinium fuscatum keystone caterpillars 138 bees 11 hosts 1 food 38 flowers 47 shelter 1
Northern Blueberry Vaccinium boreale keystone caterpillars 122 bees 5 food 33 flowers 40 shelter 1
New Jersey Blueberry Vaccinium caesariense keystone caterpillars 94 bees 8 food 27 flowers 39 shelter 1
Mountain Highbush Blueberry Vaccinium simulatum keystone caterpillars 81 bees 2 hosts 1 food 29 flowers 39 shelter 1
Southern Highbush Blueberry Vaccinium formosum keystone caterpillars 80 bees 5 food 27 flowers 37 shelter 1
Mayberry Vaccinium elliottii keystone caterpillars 77 bees 5 hosts 1 food 31 flowers 38 shelter 1
Rabbiteye Blueberry Vaccinium virgatum keystone caterpillars 77 bees 5 hosts 1 food 29 flowers 35 shelter 1
Southern Dwarf Blueberry Vaccinium tenellum keystone caterpillars 76 bees 4 hosts 1 food 29 flowers 33 shelter 1
Hairy Huckleberry Vaccinium hirsutum keystone caterpillars 76 bees 2 hosts 1 food 29 flowers 39 shelter 1
Darrow's Blueberry Vaccinium darrowii keystone caterpillars 63 bees 3 hosts 1 food 26 flowers 29 shelter 1
Shiny Blueberry Vaccinium myrsinites keystone caterpillars 56 bees 3 food 39 flowers 29 shelter 1

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