Top native legumes
7 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Leadplant
Amorpha canescens
caterpillars
19
bees
3
food
5
flowers
114
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Spiked Wild Indigo
Baptisia albescens
caterpillars
11
flowers
12
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False Indigo Bush
Amorpha fruticosa
caterpillars
10
bees
4
food
5
flowers
10
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Kentucky Coffeetree
Gymnocladus dioicus
caterpillars
5
food
1
flowers
16
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White Prairie Clover
Dalea candida
caterpillars
4
bees
6
food
3
flowers
50
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Pigeonwings
Clitoria mariana
caterpillars
3
flowers
5
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Sidebeak Pencilflower
Stylosanthes biflora
caterpillars
2
flowers
18