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Top native dicots

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 Dappled shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Well drained 3 Moist 2

Water use

Medium 1

Soil

Rocky 1 Sand 2 Loam 3 Clay 1 Organic 2

Soil pH

Acid 2 Neutral 1 Alkaline 1

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Yes 1

Resists

Heat 2 Humidity 2 Poor soil 1

Form

Habit

Clumping 3 Erect 2 Spreading 1

Plant type

Perennial 6,938 Wildflower 6,924 Annual 2,244 Shrub 2,138 Tree 846 Vine 409 Herbaceous perennial 379 Ground cover 174 Poisonous 162 Edible 88 Weed 59 Carnivorous 47 Water plant 13 Succulent 8 Herb 6 Houseplant 6 Vegetable 4 Bulb 3 Rose 2 Warm season vegetable 2 Epiphyte 1
  • Dense Blazing Star Liatris spicata caterpillars 9 hosts 1 food 3 flowers 129
  • Rocky Mountain Blazing Star Liatris ligulistylis caterpillars 9 hosts 1 flowers 81
  • Virginia Springbeauty Claytonia virginica bees 1 food 1 flowers 140

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