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Top native legumes

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

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5 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 5 Part shade 4

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 4 Well drained 4 Moist 1

Water use

Low 2 Medium 1

Soil

Sand 5 Loam 5 Clay 4 Organic 1

Soil pH

Acid 4 Neutral 5 Alkaline 2

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Yes 3

Deer resistant

Yes 2

Resists

Dry soil 4 Poor soil 3 Diseases 1 Erosion 1 Insect pests 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

Perennial 3 Herbaceous perennial 2 Shrub 2 Wildflower 2 Ground cover 1 Poisonous 1 Vine 1
  • Leadplant Amorpha canescens caterpillars 19 bees 3 food 5 flowers 114
  • Spiked Wild Indigo Baptisia albescens caterpillars 11 flowers 12
  • False Indigo Bush Amorpha fruticosa caterpillars 10 bees 4 food 5 flowers 10
  • White Prairie Clover Dalea candida caterpillars 4 bees 6 food 3 flowers 50
  • Pigeonwings Clitoria mariana caterpillars 3 flowers 5

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