Top native plants
15 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Paper Birch
Betula papyrifera
keystone
caterpillars
395
hosts
18
food
68
flowers
7
shelter
2
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Post Oak
Quercus stellata
keystone
caterpillars
349
hosts
92
food
131
flowers
28
shelter
4
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Carolina Willow
Salix caroliniana
keystone
caterpillars
255
bees
6
hosts
24
food
63
flowers
109
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Jack Pine
Pinus banksiana
caterpillars
132
hosts
5
food
61
flowers
5
shelter
5
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Pitch Pine
Pinus rigida
caterpillars
107
hosts
14
food
51
flowers
8
shelter
5
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Seaside Alder
Alnus maritima
caterpillars
93
hosts
2
food
11
flowers
3
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Sand Pine
Pinus clausa
caterpillars
69
hosts
3
food
32
flowers
5
shelter
2
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Gray Dogwood
Cornus racemosa
caterpillars
50
bees
3
hosts
7
food
41
flowers
135
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Common Hackberry
Celtis occidentalis
caterpillars
37
hosts
31
food
34
flowers
62
shelter
2
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Eastern Redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
caterpillars
36
hosts
2
food
43
flowers
19
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American Persimmon
Diospyros virginiana
caterpillars
33
hosts
2
food
19
flowers
45
shelter
2
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Silver Wormwood
Artemisia ludoviciana
caterpillars
10
hosts
6
food
14
flowers
1
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Southern Catalpa
Catalpa bignonioides
caterpillars
6
hosts
1
food
3
flowers
3
shelter
1
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Northern Catalpa
Catalpa speciosa
caterpillars
5
hosts
1
food
2
flowers
9
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Gumbo Limbo
Bursera simaruba
caterpillars
3
food
60
flowers
11