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Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native plants All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Bebb's Willow
Salix bebbiana
keystone
caterpillars
420
bees
11
hosts
30
food
91
flowers
144
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Peachleaf Willow
Salix amygdaloides
keystone
caterpillars
409
bees
13
hosts
32
food
86
flowers
173
shelter
1
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Interior Sandbar Willow
Salix interior
keystone
caterpillars
400
bees
11
hosts
31
food
85
flowers
185
shelter
1
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Pussy Willow
Salix discolor
keystone
caterpillars
400
bees
10
hosts
28
food
83
flowers
137
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Northern Red Oak
Quercus rubra
keystone
caterpillars
398
hosts
95
food
185
flowers
39
shelter
4
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Sage-leaf Willow
Salix candida
keystone
caterpillars
397
bees
10
hosts
25
food
80
flowers
127
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Paper Birch
Betula papyrifera
keystone
caterpillars
395
hosts
18
food
68
flowers
7
shelter
2
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Shining Willow
Salix lucida
keystone
caterpillars
393
bees
10
hosts
30
food
82
flowers
130
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Tea-leafed Willow
Salix planifolia
keystone
caterpillars
388
bees
8
hosts
24
food
60
flowers
126
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Bur Oak
Quercus macrocarpa
keystone
caterpillars
384
hosts
98
food
135
flowers
47
shelter
5
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Autumn Willow
Salix serissima
keystone
caterpillars
384
bees
10
hosts
24
food
75
flowers
123
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White Oak
Quercus alba
keystone
caterpillars
383
hosts
104
food
163
flowers
49
shelter
6
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Meadow Willow
Salix petiolaris
keystone
caterpillars
381
bees
10
hosts
23
food
80
flowers
127
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Chinkapin Oak
Quercus muehlenbergii
keystone
caterpillars
378
hosts
92
food
115
flowers
51
shelter
2
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Black Willow
Salix nigra
keystone
caterpillars
372
bees
10
hosts
29
food
91
flowers
169