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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Bristly Locust
Robinia hispida
caterpillars
33
hosts
2
food
1
flowers
3
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Eastern Redbud
Cercis canadensis
caterpillars
19
bees
1
hosts
9
food
25
flowers
114
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Leadplant
Amorpha canescens
caterpillars
19
bees
3
food
5
flowers
114
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Purple Prairie Clover
Dalea purpurea
caterpillars
4
bees
6
food
2
flowers
77