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 4 Part shade 2

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 2 Well drained 3 Moist 4

Water use

Soil

Sand 4 Loam 3 Clay 4 Organic 3

Soil pH

Acid 2 Neutral 3

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Deer resistant

Resists

Dry soil 3 Pollution 2 Poor soil 2 Salt 2 Black walnut 1 Fire 1 Heat 1 Wet soil 1

Form

Plant type

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