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 2 Part shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 1 Well drained 3 Moist 3

Water use

Soil

Sand 3 Loam 3 Clay 3 Organic 3

Soil pH

Acid 1 Neutral 3 Alkaline 1

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Deer resistant

Resists

Black walnut 2 Fire 2 Pollution 2 Salt 2 Compaction 1 Dry soil 1 Heat 1 Poor soil 1

Form

Plant type

Tree 3 Edible 2 Poisonous 2 Perennial 1 Shrub 1