Top native Rosa
9 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Woods' Rose
Rosa woodsii
caterpillars
125
hosts
17
food
40
flowers
167
shelter
1
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Prickly Wild Rose
Rosa acicularis
caterpillars
118
hosts
15
food
31
flowers
153
shelter
1
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Carolina Rose
Rosa carolina
caterpillars
117
hosts
13
food
35
flowers
118
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Prairie Rose
Rosa arkansana
caterpillars
115
hosts
13
food
31
flowers
139
shelter
1
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Swamp Rose
Rosa palustris
caterpillars
113
hosts
11
food
35
flowers
102
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Climbing Prairie Rose
Rosa setigera
keystone
caterpillars
105
hosts
10
food
35
flowers
140
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Nootka Rose
Rosa nutkana
caterpillars
91
hosts
17
food
28
flowers
141
shelter
1
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Baldhip Rose
Rosa gymnocarpa
caterpillars
84
hosts
15
food
26
flowers
85
shelter
1
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Cluster Rose
Rosa pisocarpa
caterpillars
72
hosts
15
food
21
flowers
88