Top native legumes
46 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Black Locust
Robinia pseudoacacia
caterpillars
72
hosts
11
food
34
flowers
68
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Honey Locust
Gleditsia triacanthos
caterpillars
47
hosts
13
food
32
flowers
35
shelter
2
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Honey Mesquite
Neltuma glandulosa
caterpillars
31
hosts
8
food
21
flowers
32
shelter
2
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Clammy Locust
Robinia viscosa
caterpillars
29
hosts
2
food
2
flowers
1
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New Mexico Locust
Robinia neomexicana
caterpillars
25
hosts
1
food
5
flowers
5
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Western Honey Mesquite
Neltuma odorata
caterpillars
24
hosts
7
food
16
flowers
67
shelter
1
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Velvet Mesquite
Neltuma velutina
caterpillars
22
hosts
6
food
13
flowers
54
shelter
1
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Eastern Redbud
Cercis canadensis
caterpillars
19
bees
1
hosts
9
food
25
flowers
114
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Water Locust
Gleditsia aquatica
caterpillars
16
hosts
3
food
2
flowers
4
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Sweet Acacia
Vachellia farnesiana
caterpillars
12
bees
1
hosts
2
food
7
flowers
11
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Catclaw Mimosa
Mimosa aculeaticarpa
caterpillars
10
food
4
flowers
21
shelter
1
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Koa
Acacia koa
caterpillars
10
food
2
flowers
1
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Catclaw Blackbead
Pithecellobium unguis-cati
caterpillars
9
food
1
flowers
2
shelter
1
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Catclaw Acacia
Senegalia greggii
caterpillars
8
hosts
5
food
7
flowers
70
shelter
3
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Blackbead
Pithecellobium keyense
caterpillars
8
food
1
flowers
6
shelter
1
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Mexican Palo Verde
Parkinsonia aculeata
caterpillars
6
bees
1
hosts
1
food
9
flowers
78
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Kentucky Coffeetree
Gymnocladus dioicus
caterpillars
5
food
1
flowers
16
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Blue Palo Verde
Parkinsonia florida
caterpillars
4
bees
2
hosts
5
food
7
flowers
40
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Little-leaved Palo Verde
Parkinsonia microphylla
caterpillars
4
bees
2
hosts
1
food
2
flowers
14
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Texas Ebony
Ebenopsis ebano
caterpillars
4
hosts
2
food
2
flowers
4
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Great Leadtree
Leucaena pulverulenta
caterpillars
4
food
5
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Wild Tamarind
Lysiloma latisiliquum
caterpillars
4
food
1
flowers
3
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Screwbean
Strombocarpa pubescens
caterpillars
3
hosts
1
food
2
flowers
2
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Necklace Pod
Sophora tomentosa
caterpillars
3
flowers
8
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Anacacho Orchid
Bauhinia lunarioides
caterpillars
3
flowers
3
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Arizona Redbud
Cercis orbiculata
caterpillars
2
hosts
1
food
2
flowers
11
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Māmane
Sophora chrysophylla
caterpillars
2
food
3
flowers
2
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Desert Ironwood
Olneya tesota
caterpillars
1
hosts
1
food
2
flowers
12
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Texas Paloverde
Parkinsonia texana
caterpillars
1
hosts
1
food
1
flowers
8
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Blackbrush Acacia
Vachellia rigidula
caterpillars
1
food
2
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Golden-ball Lead Tree
Leucaena retusa
caterpillars
1
food
1
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Roundflower Catclaw
Senegalia roemeriana
caterpillars
1
flowers
2
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Koaiʻa
Acacia koaia
caterpillars
1
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Western Necklace-pod
Sophora leachiana
caterpillars
1
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Smoketree
Psorodendron spinosum
hosts
3
food
2
flowers
15
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Whitethorn Acacia
Vachellia constricta
bees
1
food
5
flowers
3
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Texas Kidneywood
Eysenhardtia texana
food
2
flowers
27
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Tenaza
Havardia pallens
food
1
flowers
12
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Jamaican Dogwood
Piscidia piscipula
food
1
flowers
7
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Guajillo
Senegalia berlandieri
flowers
6
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Kentucky Yellowwood
Cladrastis kentukea
flowers
5
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Eve's Necklacepod
Styphnolobium affine
flowers
1
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Coinvine
Dalbergia ecastaphyllum
flowers
1
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Wiliwili
Erythrina sandwicensis
flowers
1
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Gaudichaud's Senna
Senna gaudichaudii
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Porknut
Vachellia macracantha