Top native plants
10 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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American Elm
Ulmus americana
caterpillars
135
hosts
10
food
79
flowers
76
shelter
4
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Black Raspberry
Rubus occidentalis
caterpillars
108
hosts
9
food
62
flowers
206
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Cherokee Sedge
Carex cherokeensis
keystone
caterpillars
20
food
44
flowers
6
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Coralberry
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
caterpillars
18
hosts
4
food
12
flowers
111
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Lanceleaf Greenbrier
Smilax smallii
caterpillars
6
food
5
flowers
2
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Scentless Mock Orange
Philadelphus inodorus
caterpillars
1
bees
2
hosts
1
food
1
flowers
41
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American Beautyberry
Callicarpa americana
caterpillars
1
food
45
flowers
20
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Florida Butterfly Orchid
Encyclia tampensis
flowers
1
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Broad Beech Fern
Phegopteris hexagonoptera
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Honey-cup
Zenobia pulverulenta