Top native plants
19 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Florida Scrub Oak
Quercus inopina
keystone
caterpillars
161
hosts
34
food
44
flowers
17
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Canyon Live Oak
Quercus chrysolepis
keystone
caterpillars
149
hosts
69
food
50
flowers
11
shelter
2
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Virginian Rose
Rosa virginiana
caterpillars
111
hosts
10
food
46
flowers
126
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Smooth Shadbush
Amelanchier laevis
caterpillars
83
hosts
5
food
20
flowers
24
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Rocky Mountain Juniper
Juniperus scopulorum
caterpillars
25
hosts
6
food
22
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Black Tupelo
Nyssa sylvatica
caterpillars
23
hosts
3
food
41
flowers
15
shelter
2
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Coral Honeysuckle
Lonicera sempervirens
caterpillars
20
hosts
4
food
15
flowers
66
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Swamp Rose Mallow
Hibiscus moscheutos
caterpillars
18
bees
1
hosts
1
food
11
flowers
37
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Groundsel Tree
Baccharis halimifolia
caterpillars
17
bees
9
hosts
6
food
7
flowers
80
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Switchgrass
Panicum virgatum
keystone
caterpillars
16
food
18
flowers
17
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Winterberry Holly
Ilex verticillata
caterpillars
14
bees
2
hosts
3
food
27
flowers
84
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Sweetbay Magnolia
Magnolia virginiana
caterpillars
13
food
4
flowers
11
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Yaupon Holly
Ilex vomitoria
caterpillars
10
bees
3
hosts
3
food
25
flowers
38
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Butterfly Milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa
caterpillars
9
hosts
3
food
12
flowers
380
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Cabbage Palmetto
Sabal palmetto
caterpillars
6
food
14
flowers
29
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Sweet Pepperbush
Clethra alnifolia
caterpillars
6
food
3
flowers
179
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Whorled Coreopsis
Coreopsis verticillata
caterpillars
5
bees
12
food
2
flowers
95
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Kalm's St. John's-wort
Hypericum kalmianum
caterpillars
5
food
2
flowers
30
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Wild Hydrangea
Hydrangea arborescens
caterpillars
4
hosts
1
food
3
flowers
151