Top native plants
18 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Hog Plum
Prunus umbellata
keystone
caterpillars
198
hosts
11
food
42
flowers
59
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American Beech
Fagus grandifolia
caterpillars
121
hosts
23
food
57
flowers
15
shelter
4
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White Fir
Abies concolor
caterpillars
74
hosts
8
food
19
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Eastern Hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
caterpillars
71
hosts
7
food
21
flowers
4
shelter
1
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Western Redcedar
Thuja plicata
caterpillars
47
hosts
6
food
9
flowers
4
shelter
3
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Saint Augustine Grass
Stenotaphrum secundatum
caterpillars
13
food
3
flowers
13
shelter
1
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Sourwood
Oxydendrum arboreum
caterpillars
11
hosts
1
flowers
10
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Marsh Blue Violet
Viola cucullata
caterpillars
6
bees
1
hosts
3
food
7
flowers
74
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Sweet White Violet
Viola blanda
caterpillars
4
bees
1
hosts
4
food
5
flowers
49
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Star Chickweed
Stellaria pubera
caterpillars
4
food
4
flowers
32
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White Tupelo
Nyssa ogeche
caterpillars
4
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Canadian Wild Ginger
Asarum canadense
caterpillars
3
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Trailing Arbutus
Epigaea repens
caterpillars
2
hosts
1
food
1
flowers
11
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Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
caterpillars
2
food
3
flowers
6
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Moss Phlox
Phlox subulata
caterpillars
2
food
1
flowers
49
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Carolina Silverbell
Halesia carolina
caterpillars
2
flowers
4
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Blue Phlox
Phlox divaricata
caterpillars
1
flowers
55
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Yellow Anise
Illicium parviflorum