Top native plants

1 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

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Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 1 Part shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Soil

Sand 1 Loam 1 Clay 1 Organic 1

Form

Habit

Erect 41 Spreading 22 Multi stemmed 12 Ascending 9 Dense 9 Prostrate 9 Clumping 8 Creeping 8 Climbing 7 Horizontal 7 Mounding 3 Open 3 Arching 1 Columnar 1 Irregular 1 Multi trunked 1 Pyramidal 1 Rounded 1 Weeping 1

Plant type

Tree 14 Perennial 8 Shrub 4 Edible 3 Herbaceous perennial 2 Wildflower 2 Herb 1 Ornamental grasses and sedges 1 Poisonous 1 Weed 1

Waterpepper Persicaria hydropiper caterpillars 12 hosts 1 food 32 flowers 66