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Top native legumes

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

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6 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 4 Part shade 5 Dappled shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 2 Well drained 5 Moist 6 Wet 1

Water use

Low 1 Medium 1

Soil

Rocky 1 Sand 5 Loam 4 Clay 5 Organic 4

Soil pH

Acid 2 Neutral 5 Alkaline 1

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Yes 3

Deer resistant

Yes 2

Resists

Dry soil 2 Pollution 2 Black walnut 1 Fire 1 Heat 1 Poor soil 1 Salt 1 Wet soil 1

Form

Habit

Erect 20 Spreading 14 Rounded 9 Climbing 6 Dense 5 Clumping 4 Multi stemmed 4 Arching 3 Ascending 3 Creeping 3 Horizontal 3 Mounding 2 Oval 2 Prostrate 2 Vase 2 Broad 1 Cascading 1 Irregular 1 Multi trunked 1 Open 1

Plant type

Tree 3 Shrub 2 Wildflower 2 Edible 1 Ground cover 1 Herbaceous perennial 1 Poisonous 1
  • Honey Locust Gleditsia triacanthos caterpillars 47 hosts 13 food 32 flowers 35 shelter 2
  • False Indigo Bush Amorpha fruticosa caterpillars 10 bees 4 food 5 flowers 10
  • Kentucky Coffeetree Gymnocladus dioicus caterpillars 5 food 1 flowers 16
  • Arizona Redbud Cercis orbiculata caterpillars 2 hosts 1 food 2 flowers 11
  • Sidebeak Pencilflower Stylosanthes biflora caterpillars 2 flowers 18
  • Naked-flowered Tick-trefoil Hylodesmum nudiflorum caterpillars 2

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