Top native plants
13 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Lowbush Blueberry
Vaccinium angustifolium
keystone
caterpillars
161
bees
10
hosts
1
food
41
flowers
82
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Western Hemlock
Tsuga heterophylla
caterpillars
94
food
6
flowers
2
shelter
2
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Littlehip Hawthorn
Crataegus spathulata
caterpillars
87
hosts
5
food
16
flowers
9
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Vine Maple
Acer circinatum
caterpillars
57
hosts
6
food
24
flowers
8
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American Hornbeam
Carpinus caroliniana
caterpillars
55
hosts
6
food
15
flowers
6
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Silky Dogwood
Cornus amomum
caterpillars
48
bees
3
hosts
6
food
41
flowers
138
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Common Hackberry
Celtis occidentalis
caterpillars
37
hosts
31
food
34
flowers
62
shelter
2
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Catawba Rhododendron
Rhododendron catawbiense
caterpillars
29
bees
1
food
4
flowers
64
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Winterberry Holly
Ilex verticillata
caterpillars
14
bees
2
hosts
3
food
27
flowers
84
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Yaupon Holly
Ilex vomitoria
caterpillars
10
bees
3
hosts
3
food
25
flowers
38
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Large-leaved Aster
Eurybia macrophylla
caterpillars
4
bees
7
hosts
3
food
1
flowers
53
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Purple Phacelia
Phacelia bipinnatifida
caterpillars
2
bees
1
flowers
16
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Silky Camellia
Stewartia malacodendron
flowers
1