Top native plants
20 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Northern Red Oak
Quercus rubra
keystone
caterpillars
398
hosts
95
food
185
flowers
39
shelter
4
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Black Cherry
Prunus serotina
keystone
caterpillars
361
hosts
15
food
114
flowers
183
shelter
2
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Shingle Oak
Quercus imbricaria
keystone
caterpillars
329
hosts
87
food
108
flowers
36
shelter
2
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Douglas-fir
Pseudotsuga menziesii
caterpillars
134
hosts
15
food
26
flowers
19
shelter
7
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Basswood
Tilia americana
caterpillars
129
hosts
15
food
44
flowers
65
shelter
3
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Eastern White Pine
Pinus strobus
caterpillars
127
hosts
17
food
87
flowers
7
shelter
7
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Balsam Fir
Abies balsamea
caterpillars
119
hosts
5
food
30
flowers
5
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Western Ponderosa Pine
Pinus ponderosa
caterpillars
98
hosts
27
food
33
flowers
20
shelter
14
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Blue Spruce
Picea pungens
caterpillars
95
hosts
4
food
27
flowers
3
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Western Hemlock
Tsuga heterophylla
caterpillars
94
food
6
flowers
2
shelter
2
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Pond Pine
Pinus serotina
caterpillars
83
hosts
4
food
34
flowers
4
shelter
4
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Sitka Spruce
Picea sitchensis
caterpillars
83
hosts
3
food
18
flowers
2
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Eastern Hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
caterpillars
71
hosts
7
food
21
flowers
4
shelter
1
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Grand Fir
Abies grandis
caterpillars
71
hosts
6
food
11
shelter
3
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Pacific Silver Fir
Abies amabilis
caterpillars
62
hosts
1
food
10
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Jeffrey Pine
Pinus jeffreyi
caterpillars
55
hosts
10
food
16
flowers
3
shelter
4
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Fraser Fir
Abies fraseri
caterpillars
37
hosts
2
food
10
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American Holly
Ilex opaca
caterpillars
16
bees
3
hosts
4
food
31
flowers
59
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Southern Magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora
caterpillars
11
food
34
flowers
19
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Tanoak
Notholithocarpus densiflorus
caterpillars
7
hosts
2
food
3
shelter
1