Top native legumes, milkworts, and allies

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

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3 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 1 Part shade 3 Dappled shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 1 Well drained 3 Moist 3 Wet 1

Water use

Soil

Rocky 1 Sand 2 Loam 2 Clay 2 Organic 2

Soil pH

Neutral 3 Alkaline 1

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Deer resistant

Resists

Black walnut 1 Fire 1 Pollution 1

Form

Plant type

Tree 2 Shrub 1 Wildflower 1