Top native western cypresses
11 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Monterey Cypress
Hesperocyparis macrocarpa
caterpillars
7
hosts
5
food
1
flowers
1
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Tecate Cypress
Hesperocyparis forbesii
caterpillars
3
hosts
1
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McNab Cypress
Hesperocyparis macnabiana
caterpillars
1
hosts
2
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Arizona Cypress
Hesperocyparis arizonica
caterpillars
1
hosts
1
food
1
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Gowen Cypress
Hesperocyparis goveniana
caterpillars
1
hosts
1
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Sargent's Cypress
Hesperocyparis sargentii
hosts
4
food
2
shelter
1
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Santa Cruz Cypress
Hesperocyparis abramsiana
hosts
1
flowers
1
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Pygmy Cypress
Hesperocyparis pygmaea
hosts
1
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Piute Cypress
Hesperocyparis nevadensis
hosts
1
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Baker's Cypress
Hesperocyparis bakeri
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Cuyamaca Cypress
Hesperocyparis stephensonii