Top native chicories, dandelions, and allies
141 species, 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
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Western Hawkweed
Hieracium scouleri
caterpillars
4
food
3
flowers
25
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Slender Hawkweed
Hieracium triste
caterpillars
4
food
3
flowers
10
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Longbeard Hawkweed
Hieracium longiberbe
caterpillars
4
food
3
flowers
8
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Greene's Hawkweed
Hieracium greenei
caterpillars
4
food
3
flowers
8
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Naked-stemmed Hawkweed
Hieracium nudicaule
caterpillars
4
food
3
flowers
6
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Small Wirelettuce
Stephanomeria exigua
caterpillars
3
bees
7
flowers
34
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Narrow-leaved Wirelettuce
Stephanomeria tenuifolia
caterpillars
3
bees
6
flowers
22
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Rod Wirelettuce
Stephanomeria virgata
caterpillars
3
bees
5
food
1
flowers
19
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San Diego Wirelettuce
Stephanomeria diegensis
caterpillars
3
bees
5
flowers
50
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Desert Dandelion
Malacothrix glabrata
caterpillars
3
bees
5
flowers
24
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Silver Rock-lettuce
Stephanomeria cichoriacea
caterpillars
3
bees
5
flowers
18
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Parry's Wirelettuce
Stephanomeria parryi
caterpillars
3
bees
5
flowers
16
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Beaked Hawkweed
Hieracium gronovii
caterpillars
3
bees
2
hosts
1
food
4
flowers
23
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Rattlesnakeweed
Hieracium venosum
caterpillars
3
bees
2
hosts
1
food
4
flowers
17
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Panicled Hawkweed
Hieracium paniculatum
caterpillars
3
bees
2
food
4
flowers
17
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Three-leaved Rattlesnake Root
Nabalus trifoliolatus
caterpillars
3
hosts
1
food
1
flowers
4
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Bolander's Hawkweed
Hieracium bolanderi
caterpillars
3
food
4
flowers
8
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Fendler's Hawkweed
Hieracium fendleri
caterpillars
3
food
3
flowers
11
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Parry's Hawkweed
Hieracium parryi
caterpillars
3
food
3
flowers
8
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Southern Hawkweed
Hieracium argutum
caterpillars
3
food
3
flowers
7
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California Desertdandelion
Malacothrix californica
caterpillars
2
bees
4
flowers
3
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Woolly Desertdandelion
Malacothrix floccifera
caterpillars
2
bees
4
flowers
2
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Santa Barbara Wirelettuce
Stephanomeria elata
caterpillars
2
bees
3
flowers
16
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Tufted Wirelettuce
Stephanomeria paniculata
caterpillars
2
bees
3
flowers
15
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Hairy Hawkweed
Hieracium longipilum
caterpillars
2
bees
1
hosts
1
food
3
flowers
15
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Lettuce Wirelettuce
Stephanomeria lactucina
caterpillars
2
bees
2
flowers
14
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Desert Chicory
Rafinesquia neomexicana
caterpillars
2
bees
2
flowers
13
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White Rattlesnake Root
Nabalus albus
caterpillars
2
hosts
1
food
1
flowers
3
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Dandelion Hawksbeard
Crepis runcinata
caterpillars
2
food
9
flowers
26
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Western Hawksbeard
Crepis occidentalis
caterpillars
2
food
8
flowers
42
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Modoc Hawksbeard
Crepis modocensis
caterpillars
2
food
8
flowers
34
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Tapertip Hawksbeard
Crepis acuminata
caterpillars
2
food
8
flowers
33
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Slender Hawksbeard
Crepis atribarba
caterpillars
2
food
7
flowers
42
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Limestone Hawksbeard
Crepis intermedia
caterpillars
2
food
7
flowers
36
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Nakedstem Hawksbeard
Crepis pleurocarpa
caterpillars
2
food
7
flowers
23