Top native legumes

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

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4 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 4 Part shade 2

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 3 Well drained 3 Moist 2 Wet 1

Water use

Soil

Rocky 1 Sand 4 Loam 2 Clay 2 Organic 1

Soil pH

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Deer resistant

Resists

Diseases 2 Dry soil 2 Erosion 2 Insect pests 2 Poor soil 2

Form

Plant type

Herbaceous perennial 3 Perennial 3 Wildflower 3 Ground cover 1 Poisonous 1