Top native legumes, milkworts, and allies

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

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4 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 3 Part shade 3

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 1 Well drained 3 Moist 4

Water use

Soil

Sand 4 Loam 3 Clay 3 Organic 2

Soil pH

Acid 2 Neutral 3

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Deer resistant

Resists

Dry soil 3 Diseases 1 Heat 1 Insect pests 1 Pollution 1 Poor soil 1 Salt 1 Urban conditions 1 Wet soil 1

Form

Plant type

Tree 2 Edible 1 Ground cover 1 Herbaceous perennial 1 Perennial 1 Poisonous 1 Shrub 1 Wildflower 1