Top native dicots
9 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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New York Aster
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii
keystone
caterpillars
75
bees
23
hosts
2
food
28
flowers
220
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Hobblebush
Viburnum lantanoides
caterpillars
35
hosts
1
food
18
flowers
53
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Slender Bush Clover
Lespedeza virginica
caterpillars
15
hosts
1
food
5
flowers
37
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Bitter Fleabane
Erigeron acris
caterpillars
14
bees
10
hosts
1
food
16
flowers
156
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Large-flowered Tickseed
Coreopsis grandiflora
caterpillars
6
bees
17
food
3
flowers
104
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Moss Campion
Silene acaulis
caterpillars
3
food
14
flowers
20
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Dutchman's Breeches
Dicentra cucullaria
caterpillars
1
flowers
47
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Downy Yellow False Foxglove
Aureolaria virginica
caterpillars
1
flowers
6
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Bush Poppymallow
Callirhoe bushii
flowers
11