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Top native legumes, milkworts, and allies

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

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Sun and shade

Light

Part shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Well drained 1 Moist 1

Water use

Low 1

Soil

Sand 1 Loam 1 Clay 1 Organic 1

Soil pH

Acid 1 Neutral 1 Alkaline 1

Toughness

Deer resistant

Yes 1

Resists

Black walnut 1 Compaction 1 Fire 1

Form

Habit

Erect 20 Spreading 14 Rounded 9 Climbing 6 Dense 5 Clumping 4 Multi stemmed 4 Arching 3 Ascending 3 Creeping 3 Horizontal 3 Mounding 2 Oval 2 Prostrate 2 Vase 2 Broad 1 Cascading 1 Irregular 1 Multi trunked 1 Open 1

Plant type

Edible 1 Perennial 1 Shrub 1 Tree 1