subfamily
Chicories, Dandelions, and Allies
Cichorioideae
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native chicories, dandelions, and allies All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Canada Wild Lettuce
Lactuca canadensis
caterpillars
25
bees
1
hosts
2
food
6
flowers
28
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Western Lettuce
Lactuca ludoviciana
caterpillars
23
bees
1
hosts
2
food
4
flowers
6
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Tall Blue Lettuce
Lactuca biennis
caterpillars
22
bees
1
hosts
3
food
5
flowers
9
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Common Blue Lettuce
Lactuca pulchella
caterpillars
22
bees
1
hosts
2
food
4
flowers
10
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Grass-leaf Lettuce
Lactuca graminifolia
caterpillars
20
hosts
1
food
4
flowers
6
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Tatarian Blue Lettuce
Lactuca tatarica
caterpillars
19
bees
1
hosts
2
food
4
flowers
22
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Hairy Lettuce
Lactuca hirsuta
caterpillars
19
bees
1
hosts
2
food
4
flowers
6
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Woodland Lettuce
Lactuca floridana
caterpillars
17
bees
1
hosts
3
food
4
flowers
37
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Harp Dandelion
Taraxacum scopulorum
caterpillars
9
hosts
1
food
11
flowers
100
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Horned Dandelion
Taraxacum ceratophorum
caterpillars
8
food
17
flowers
121
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Canada Hawkweed
Hieracium umbellatum
caterpillars
5
bees
2
hosts
1
food
13
flowers
39
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Brownplume Wirelettuce
Stephanomeria pauciflora
caterpillars
4
bees
7
food
1
flowers
20
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Rough Hawkweed
Hieracium scabrum
caterpillars
4
bees
2
hosts
1
food
4
flowers
19
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White Hawkweed
Hieracium albiflorum
caterpillars
4
food
5
flowers
18
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Prickly Hawkweed
Hieracium horridum
caterpillars
4
food
5
flowers
9