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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1 native plant

Sun and shade

Light

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 1 Well drained 1 Moist 1

Soil

Rocky 1 Sand 1 Loam 1 Clay 1 Organic 1

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Resists

Compaction 1 Diseases 1

Form

Habit

Erect 1 Spreading 1

Plant type

Perennial 724 Wildflower 715 Annual 126 Shrub 113 Vine 86 Tree 47 Herbaceous perennial 17 Poisonous 10 Ground cover 6 Edible 2 Weed 1

American Sicklepod Senna obtusifolia caterpillars 10 hosts 1 food 1 flowers 5