Top native blueberries
10 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Northern Highbush Blueberry
Vaccinium corymbosum
keystone
caterpillars
154
bees
11
hosts
1
food
42
flowers
190
shelter
1
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Velvetleaf Blueberry
Vaccinium myrtilloides
keystone
caterpillars
148
bees
9
food
37
flowers
55
shelter
1
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Northern Blueberry
Vaccinium boreale
keystone
caterpillars
122
bees
5
food
33
flowers
40
shelter
1
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New Jersey Blueberry
Vaccinium caesariense
keystone
caterpillars
94
bees
8
food
27
flowers
39
shelter
1
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Mountain Highbush Blueberry
Vaccinium simulatum
keystone
caterpillars
81
bees
2
hosts
1
food
29
flowers
39
shelter
1
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Rabbiteye Blueberry
Vaccinium virgatum
keystone
caterpillars
77
bees
5
hosts
1
food
29
flowers
35
shelter
1
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Southern Dwarf Blueberry
Vaccinium tenellum
keystone
caterpillars
76
bees
4
hosts
1
food
29
flowers
33
shelter
1
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Hairy Huckleberry
Vaccinium hirsutum
keystone
caterpillars
76
bees
2
hosts
1
food
29
flowers
39
shelter
1
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Darrow's Blueberry
Vaccinium darrowii
keystone
caterpillars
63
bees
3
hosts
1
food
26
flowers
29
shelter
1
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Shiny Blueberry
Vaccinium myrsinites
keystone
caterpillars
56
bees
3
food
39
flowers
29
shelter
1