Top native lupines
101 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Silvery Lupine
Lupinus argenteus
keystone
caterpillars
44
bees
3
hosts
3
food
7
flowers
135
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Rusty Lupine
Lupinus pusillus
keystone
caterpillars
44
bees
3
hosts
3
food
6
flowers
82
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Large-leaved Lupine
Lupinus polyphyllus
keystone
caterpillars
43
bees
4
hosts
4
food
13
flowers
104
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Kellogg's Spurred Lupine
Lupinus caudatus
keystone
caterpillars
43
bees
3
hosts
3
food
6
flowers
77
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Silky Lupine
Lupinus sericeus
keystone
caterpillars
41
bees
3
hosts
3
food
8
flowers
98
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Dwarf Lupine
Lupinus lepidus
keystone
caterpillars
40
bees
4
hosts
4
food
6
flowers
72
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Burke's Lupine
Lupinus burkei
keystone
caterpillars
40
bees
3
hosts
3
food
5
flowers
70
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Broadleaf Lupine
Lupinus latifolius
keystone
caterpillars
39
bees
4
hosts
4
food
8
flowers
76
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Longspur Lupine
Lupinus arbustus
keystone
caterpillars
39
bees
3
hosts
3
food
6
flowers
73
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Miniature Lupine
Lupinus bicolor
keystone
caterpillars
38
bees
4
hosts
4
food
6
flowers
75
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Riverbank Lupine
Lupinus rivularis
keystone
caterpillars
38
bees
3
hosts
4
food
4
flowers
69
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Brewer's Lupine
Lupinus breweri
keystone
caterpillars
38
bees
3
hosts
3
food
5
flowers
63
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Shortstem Lupine
Lupinus brevicaulis
keystone
caterpillars
38
bees
2
hosts
3
food
5
flowers
65
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Chick Lupine
Lupinus microcarpus
caterpillars
37
bees
3
hosts
4
food
10
flowers
64
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Sicklekeel Lupine
Lupinus albicaulis
keystone
caterpillars
37
bees
3
hosts
4
food
5
flowers
67
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Silver Bush Lupine
Lupinus albifrons
caterpillars
37
bees
2
hosts
4
food
7
flowers
69
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Bajada Lupine
Lupinus concinnus
keystone
caterpillars
37
bees
2
hosts
4
food
7
flowers
67
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Butter Lupine
Lupinus luteolus
keystone
caterpillars
37
bees
2
hosts
4
food
5
flowers
60
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Sky Lupine
Lupinus nanus
keystone
caterpillars
36
bees
2
hosts
4
food
7
flowers
63
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Summer Lupine Lupinus formosus keystone caterpillars 36 bees 2 hosts 4 food 6 flowers 62
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Coulter's Lupine
Lupinus sparsiflorus
keystone
caterpillars
35
bees
2
hosts
4
food
7
flowers
65
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Grape Soda Lupine
Lupinus excubitus
caterpillars
35
bees
2
hosts
4
food
6
flowers
67
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Velvet Lupine
Lupinus leucophyllus
keystone
caterpillars
35
bees
3
hosts
3
food
4
flowers
65
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Hairy Bigleaf Lupine
Lupinus prunophilus
keystone
caterpillars
35
bees
3
hosts
3
food
4
flowers
57
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Anderson's Lupine
Lupinus andersonii
keystone
caterpillars
35
bees
2
hosts
3
food
5
flowers
59
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Harlequin Lupine
Lupinus stiversii
keystone
caterpillars
35
bees
1
hosts
3
food
4
flowers
57
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Sierra Lupine
Lupinus grayi
keystone
caterpillars
35
bees
1
hosts
3
food
4
flowers
56
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Greenstipule Lupine
Lupinus fulcratus
keystone
caterpillars
35
bees
1
hosts
3
food
4
flowers
56
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Arroyo Lupine
Lupinus succulentus
keystone
caterpillars
34
bees
2
hosts
4
food
7
flowers
70
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Purple Desert Lupine
Lupinus shockleyi
keystone
caterpillars
34
bees
2
hosts
3
food
5
flowers
58
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Tall Silky Lupine
Lupinus elatus
keystone
caterpillars
34
bees
2
hosts
3
food
5
flowers
58
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Orangeflower Lupine
Lupinus citrinus
keystone
caterpillars
34
bees
2
hosts
3
food
4
flowers
57
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Satin Lupine
Lupinus obtusilobus
keystone
caterpillars
34
bees
1
hosts
3
food
3
flowers
56
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Coastal Bush Lupine
Lupinus arboreus
caterpillars
33
bees
2
hosts
4
food
9
flowers
70
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Collared Annual Lupine
Lupinus truncatus
keystone
caterpillars
33
bees
2
hosts
4
food
6
flowers
62
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Fleshy Lupine
Lupinus affinis
keystone
caterpillars
33
bees
2
hosts
4
food
4
flowers
61
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Spider Lupine
Lupinus benthamii
keystone
caterpillars
33
bees
2
hosts
3
food
5
flowers
60
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Big Pod Lupine
Lupinus pachylobus
keystone
caterpillars
33
bees
1
hosts
4
food
4
flowers
60
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Nevada Lupine
Lupinus nevadensis
keystone
caterpillars
33
bees
2
hosts
3
food
4
flowers
57
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Plumas Lupine
Lupinus onustus
keystone
caterpillars
33
bees
1
hosts
4
food
3
flowers
54
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Arizona Lupine
Lupinus arizonicus
keystone
caterpillars
33
bees
1
hosts
3
food
6
flowers
54
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Lake Tahoe Lupine
Lupinus meionanthus
keystone
caterpillars
33
bees
1
hosts
3
food
4
flowers
57
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Narrowflower Lupine
Lupinus angustiflorus
keystone
caterpillars
33
bees
1
hosts
3
food
3
flowers
56
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Summit Lupine
Lupinus apertus
keystone
caterpillars
33
bees
1
hosts
3
food
3
flowers
54
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Saffron-flowered Lupine
Lupinus croceus
keystone
caterpillars
33
bees
1
hosts
3
food
3
flowers
53
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King's Lupine
Lupinus kingii
keystone
caterpillars
33
bees
1
hosts
2
food
5
flowers
53
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San Jacinto Lupine
Lupinus hyacinthinus
keystone
caterpillars
32
bees
2
hosts
3
food
5
flowers
56
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Arctic Lupine
Lupinus arcticus
keystone
caterpillars
32
bees
2
hosts
2
food
6
flowers
73
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Yelloweyes
Lupinus flavoculatus
keystone
caterpillars
32
bees
1
hosts
3
food
4
flowers
56
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Inyo Meadow Lupine
Lupinus pratensis
keystone
caterpillars
32
bees
1
hosts
3
food
3
flowers
54