Bloom Native gardener's
field companion

Explore

Field report Layers Search
Log in Sign up
  1. Life
  2. Plants
  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Conifers
  5. Conifers
  6. Pine Family
  7. Pines
  8. American Hard Pines
  9. Australes
  10. Top native

Top native Australes

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

Filter

8 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 4 Part shade 2

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 5 Well drained 6 Moist 1 Wet 1

Water use

Low 2 Medium 5 High 1

Soil

Rocky 1 Sand 6 Loam 5 Clay 2

Soil pH

Acid 5 Neutral 1

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Yes 2

Deer resistant

Yes 7

Resists

Dry soil 3 Poor soil 2 Salt 2 Wet soil 2 Fire 1

Form

Habit

Rounded 5 Open 3 Pyramidal 3 Erect 2 Horizontal 2 Oval 2 Spreading 2 Ascending 1 Conical 1 Irregular 1

Plant type

Tree 8 Perennial 3
  • Pitch Pine Pinus rigida caterpillars 107 hosts 14 food 51 flowers 8 shelter 5
  • Loblolly Pine Pinus taeda caterpillars 107 hosts 10 food 40 flowers 5 shelter 6
  • Shortleaf Pine Pinus echinata caterpillars 106 hosts 8 food 43 flowers 7 shelter 5
  • Table Mountain Pine Pinus pungens caterpillars 96 hosts 5 food 37 flowers 4 shelter 2
  • Longleaf Pine Pinus palustris caterpillars 86 hosts 10 food 42 flowers 7 shelter 6
  • Pond Pine Pinus serotina caterpillars 83 hosts 4 food 34 flowers 4 shelter 4
  • Slash Pine Pinus elliottii caterpillars 75 hosts 3 food 36 flowers 4 shelter 2
  • Spruce Pine Pinus glabra caterpillars 67 hosts 3 food 29 flowers 4 shelter 2

We can't find the internet

Attempting to reconnect

Something went wrong!

Attempting to reconnect