Top native silkgrasses
11 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Narrowleaf Silkgrass
Pityopsis graminifolia
caterpillars
3
bees
9
flowers
30
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Sandhill Golden Aster
Pityopsis pinifolia
caterpillars
1
bees
3
flowers
8
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Tracy's Silkgrass
Pityopsis tracyi
bees
7
flowers
11
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Scrub Goldenaster
Pityopsis aequilifolia
bees
7
flowers
9
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Broad-leaved Goldenaster
Pityopsis latifolia
bees
7
flowers
8
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Pityopsis microcephala
bees
7
flowers
8
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Pineland Silkgrass
Pityopsis aspera
bees
5
flowers
9
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West Gulf Grassleaf-Goldenaster
Pityopsis tenuifolia
bees
4
flowers
10
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Grassleaf Goldaster
Pityopsis oligantha
bees
3
flowers
8
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Zigzag Silkgrass
Pityopsis flexuosa
bees
3
flowers
8
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Ruth's Golden Aster
Pityopsis ruthii
bees
2
flowers
8