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Top native Salviniales

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

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8 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 2 Part shade 4 Full shade 2

Soil and water

Moisture

Wet 5

Water use

Medium 2 High 3

Toughness

Deer resistant

Yes 2

Form

Habit

Spreading 1

Plant type

Fern 8 Wildflower 7 Perennial 6 Annual 3 Water plant 1
  • Water Fern Azolla filiculoides caterpillars 2 hosts 1 food 1 flowers 2
  • Eastern Mosquito Fern Azolla caroliniana caterpillars 1 hosts 1 food 1
  • Mexican Mosquito Fern Azolla microphylla caterpillars 1 hosts 1
  • Water Clover Marsilea vestita
  • Bigfoot Waterclover Marsilea macropoda
  • American Pillwort Pilularia americana
  • Pacific Waterclover Marsilea oligospora
  • Villous Waterclover Marsilea villosa

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