Top native thorn-tree subfamily
55 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Honey Mesquite
Neltuma glandulosa
caterpillars
31
hosts
8
food
21
flowers
32
shelter
2
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Western Honey Mesquite
Neltuma odorata
caterpillars
24
hosts
7
food
16
flowers
67
shelter
1
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Velvet Mesquite
Neltuma velutina
caterpillars
22
hosts
6
food
13
flowers
54
shelter
1
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Sweet Acacia
Vachellia farnesiana
caterpillars
12
bees
1
hosts
2
food
7
flowers
11
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Catclaw Mimosa
Mimosa aculeaticarpa
caterpillars
10
food
4
flowers
21
shelter
1
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Koa
Acacia koa
caterpillars
10
food
2
flowers
1
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Fourvalve Mimosa
Mimosa quadrivalvis
caterpillars
9
food
2
flowers
12
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Prairie Acacia
Acaciella angustissima
caterpillars
9
food
1
flowers
14
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Catclaw Blackbead
Pithecellobium unguis-cati
caterpillars
9
food
1
flowers
2
shelter
1
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Catclaw Acacia
Senegalia greggii
caterpillars
8
hosts
5
food
7
flowers
70
shelter
3
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Blackbead
Pithecellobium keyense
caterpillars
8
food
1
flowers
6
shelter
1
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Giant Sensitive Plant
Mimosa pigra
caterpillars
8
food
1
flowers
2
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Softleaf Mimosa
Mimosa malacophylla
caterpillars
7
food
2
flowers
2
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Pink Mimosa
Mimosa borealis
caterpillars
6
food
4
flowers
3
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Velvetpod Mimosa
Mimosa dysocarpa
caterpillars
6
food
3
flowers
3
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Sunshine Mimosa
Mimosa strigillosa
caterpillars
6
food
2
flowers
24
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Littleleaf Sensitive-briar
Mimosa microphylla
caterpillars
6
food
2
flowers
6
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Texas Mimosa
Mimosa texana
caterpillars
6
food
2
flowers
2
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Catclaw Briar
Mimosa nuttallii
caterpillars
6
food
1
flowers
5
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Black Mimosa
Mimosa berlandieri
caterpillars
6
food
1
flowers
1
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Porcupine Mimosa
Mimosa hystricina
caterpillars
5
food
1
flowers
2
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Texas Ebony
Ebenopsis ebano
caterpillars
4
hosts
2
food
2
flowers
4
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Great Leadtree
Leucaena pulverulenta
caterpillars
4
food
5
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Mimosa rupertiana
caterpillars
4
food
2
flowers
2
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Wild Tamarind
Lysiloma latisiliquum
caterpillars
4
food
1
flowers
3
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Emory's Mimosa
Mimosa emoryana
caterpillars
4
food
1
flowers
1
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Warnock's Mimosa
Mimosa warnockii
caterpillars
4
food
1
flowers
1
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Turner's Mimosa
Mimosa turneri
caterpillars
4
food
1
flowers
1
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Screwbean
Strombocarpa pubescens
caterpillars
3
hosts
1
food
2
flowers
2
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Florida Sensitive Briar
Mimosa floridana
caterpillars
3
food
1
flowers
1
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Wild Tantan
Desmanthus virgatus
caterpillars
3
food
1
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Illinois Bundleflower
Desmanthus illinoensis
caterpillars
2
food
1
flowers
5
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Velvet Bundleflower
Desmanthus velutinus
caterpillars
2
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Netleaf Bundleflower
Desmanthus reticulatus
caterpillars
2
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Blackbrush Acacia
Vachellia rigidula
caterpillars
1
food
2
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Pink Fairy-duster
Calliandra eriophylla
caterpillars
1
food
1
flowers
13
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Golden-ball Lead Tree
Leucaena retusa
caterpillars
1
food
1
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Rio Grande Stickpea
Calliandra conferta
caterpillars
1
flowers
3
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Twoflower Stickpea
Calliandra biflora
caterpillars
1
flowers
3
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Roundflower Catclaw
Senegalia roemeriana
caterpillars
1
flowers
2
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Koaiʻa
Acacia koaia
caterpillars
1
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Whitethorn Acacia
Vachellia constricta
bees
1
food
5
flowers
3
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Viscid Acacia
Vachellia vernicosa
bees
1
food
1
flowers
3
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Tenaza
Havardia pallens
food
1
flowers
12
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Wright Acacia
Senegalia wrightii
food
1
flowers
3
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Guajillo
Senegalia berlandieri
flowers
6
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Schott's Stickpea
Zapoteca formosa
flowers
3
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Isely's Feather-duster
Calliandra iselyi
flowers
3
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Tropical Puff
Neptunia pubescens
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Huisachillo
Vachellia bravoensis