Top native plants
28 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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Black Willow
Salix nigra
keystone
caterpillars
372
bees
10
hosts
29
food
91
flowers
169
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River Birch
Betula nigra
keystone
caterpillars
287
hosts
15
food
47
flowers
31
shelter
1
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Florida Scrub Oak
Quercus inopina
keystone
caterpillars
161
hosts
34
food
44
flowers
17
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Seaside Alder
Alnus maritima
caterpillars
93
hosts
2
food
11
flowers
3
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Carolina Ash
Fraxinus caroliniana
caterpillars
83
hosts
18
food
22
flowers
4
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Rocky Mountain Maple
Acer glabrum
caterpillars
83
hosts
7
food
25
flowers
8
shelter
1
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Smooth Shadbush
Amelanchier laevis
caterpillars
83
hosts
5
food
20
flowers
24
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Canadian Serviceberry
Amelanchier canadensis
caterpillars
73
hosts
4
food
23
flowers
22
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Red Osier Dogwood
Cornus sericea
caterpillars
68
bees
3
hosts
6
food
73
flowers
138
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Alternate-leaved Dogwood
Cornus alternifolia
caterpillars
62
bees
3
hosts
6
food
38
flowers
91
shelter
1
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Vine Maple
Acer circinatum
caterpillars
57
hosts
6
food
24
flowers
8
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Stiff Dogwood
Cornus foemina
caterpillars
46
bees
2
hosts
6
food
51
flowers
71
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Mountain Azalea
Rhododendron canescens
caterpillars
24
bees
1
food
4
flowers
53
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Eastern Redbud
Cercis canadensis
caterpillars
19
bees
1
hosts
9
food
25
flowers
114
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Black Chokeberry
Aronia melanocarpa
caterpillars
19
food
10
flowers
65
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Groundsel Tree
Baccharis halimifolia
caterpillars
17
bees
9
hosts
6
food
7
flowers
80
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Yaupon Holly
Ilex vomitoria
caterpillars
10
bees
3
hosts
3
food
25
flowers
38
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Umbrella Magnolia
Magnolia tripetala
caterpillars
10
food
2
flowers
11
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Saw Palmetto
Serenoa repens
caterpillars
6
food
5
flowers
73
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White Tupelo
Nyssa ogeche
caterpillars
4
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Red Chokeberry
Aronia arbutifolia
caterpillars
3
food
10
flowers
37
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Desert Willow
Chilopsis linearis
caterpillars
3
food
5
flowers
80
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Carolina Silverbell
Halesia carolina
caterpillars
2
flowers
4
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American Olive
Cartrema americanum
caterpillars
1
food
21
flowers
1
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Water Elm
Planera aquatica
food
1
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Franklin Tree
Franklinia alatamaha
flowers
2
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Buckwheat Tree
Cliftonia monophylla
flowers
1