Top native peacock flower subfamily
45 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Honey Locust
Gleditsia triacanthos
caterpillars
47
hosts
13
food
32
flowers
35
shelter
2
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Water Locust
Gleditsia aquatica
caterpillars
16
hosts
3
food
2
flowers
4
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Partridge Pea
Chamaecrista fasciculata
caterpillars
11
food
10
flowers
97
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American Sicklepod
Senna obtusifolia
caterpillars
10
hosts
1
food
1
flowers
5
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Maryland Senna
Senna marilandica
caterpillars
7
food
1
flowers
23
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Mexican Palo Verde
Parkinsonia aculeata
caterpillars
6
bees
1
hosts
1
food
9
flowers
78
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Sensitive Pea
Chamaecrista nictitans
caterpillars
6
food
1
flowers
3
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Lindheimer's Senna
Senna lindheimeriana
caterpillars
6
flowers
8
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Kentucky Coffeetree
Gymnocladus dioicus
caterpillars
5
food
1
flowers
16
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Two-leaved Senna
Senna roemeriana
caterpillars
5
food
1
flowers
4
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Privet Senna
Senna ligustrina
caterpillars
5
flowers
6
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Two-Leaved Senna
Senna bauhinioides
caterpillars
5
flowers
4
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Wislizenus' Senna
Senna wislizeni
caterpillars
5
flowers
4
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Dwarf Senna
Senna pumilio
caterpillars
5
flowers
3
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Trans-Pecos Senna
Senna pilosior
caterpillars
5
flowers
2
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Durango Senna
Senna durangensis
caterpillars
5
flowers
2
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Blue Palo Verde
Parkinsonia florida
caterpillars
4
bees
2
hosts
5
food
7
flowers
40
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Little-leaved Palo Verde
Parkinsonia microphylla
caterpillars
4
bees
2
hosts
1
food
2
flowers
14
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Spiny Senna
Senna armata
caterpillars
4
food
1
flowers
2
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Coues' Senna
Senna covesii
caterpillars
4
flowers
9
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Chapman's Wild Sensitive Plant
Senna chapmanii
caterpillars
4
flowers
4
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American Senna
Senna hebecarpa
caterpillars
3
flowers
19
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Nickernut
Guilandina bonduc
caterpillars
3
flowers
7
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Deering Partridge Pea
Chamaecrista deeringiana
caterpillars
3
flowers
4
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Beach Sensitive Pea
Chamaecrista chamaecristoides
caterpillars
2
flowers
2
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Chamaecrista horizontalis
caterpillars
2
flowers
2
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Gregg's Sensitive Pea
Chamaecrista greggii
caterpillars
2
flowers
1
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Woodland Sensitive Pea
Chamaecrista calycioides
caterpillars
2
flowers
1
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Orcutt's Senna
Senna orcuttii
caterpillars
2
flowers
1
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Texas Paloverde
Parkinsonia texana
caterpillars
1
hosts
1
food
1
flowers
8
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Indian Rushpea
Hoffmannseggia glauca
food
2
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James' Holdback
Pomaria jamesii
food
1
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Wand Holdback
Hoffmannseggia microphylla
flowers
9
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Creeping Rushpea
Hoffmannseggia repens
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Sicklepod Holdback
Hoffmannseggia drepanocarpa
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Uhiuhi
Mezoneuron kavaiense
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Tailed Nicker
Erythrostemon caudatus
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Gaudichaud's Senna
Senna gaudichaudii
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Dwarf Nicker
Hoffmannseggia drummondii
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Sharppod Rushpea
Hoffmannseggia oxycarpa
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Blackspot Pomaria
Pomaria melanosticta
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Few-flower Holdback
Denisophytum pauciflorum
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Slender Rushpea
Hoffmannseggia tenella
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Creeping Bird of Paradise
Erythrostemon phyllanthoides
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Texas Holdback
Pomaria austrotexana