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Top native Galium

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

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6 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Part shade 2 Dappled shade 1 Full shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Moist 2 Wet 2

Water use

Medium 1 High 1

Soil

Sand 1 Loam 1 Clay 1

Soil pH

Neutral 1

Form

Habit

Spreading 1

Plant type

Wildflower 5 Perennial 4 Vine 2 Annual 1 Edible 1 Weed 1
  • Catchweed Bedstraw Galium aparine caterpillars 14 hosts 2 food 17 flowers 35
  • Fragrant Bedstraw Galium triflorum caterpillars 14 hosts 1 food 10 flowers 13
  • Mexican Bedstraw Galium mexicanum caterpillars 14 hosts 1 food 4 flowers 7
  • Rough Bedstraw Galium asprellum caterpillars 11 hosts 1 food 8 flowers 12
  • Shining Bedstraw Galium concinnum caterpillars 10 hosts 1 food 4 flowers 11
  • False Cleavers Galium spurium caterpillars 5 food 9 flowers 3

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