Top native plants
36 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Allegheny Blackberry
Rubus allegheniensis
caterpillars
134
hosts
8
food
79
flowers
212
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Swamp Rose
Rosa palustris
caterpillars
113
hosts
11
food
35
flowers
102
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Black Raspberry
Rubus occidentalis
caterpillars
108
hosts
9
food
62
flowers
206
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Canada Goldenrod
Solidago canadensis
keystone
caterpillars
101
bees
41
hosts
23
food
73
flowers
610
shelter
4
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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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Eastern Hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
caterpillars
71
hosts
7
food
21
flowers
4
shelter
1
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Salmonberry
Rubus spectabilis
caterpillars
67
hosts
4
food
38
flowers
115
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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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Red-flowering Currant
Ribes sanguineum
caterpillars
58
bees
2
hosts
3
food
14
flowers
52
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Vine Maple
Acer circinatum
caterpillars
57
hosts
6
food
24
flowers
8
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Honey Locust
Gleditsia triacanthos
caterpillars
47
hosts
13
food
32
flowers
35
shelter
2
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Stiff Dogwood
Cornus foemina
caterpillars
46
bees
2
hosts
6
food
51
flowers
71
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Nannyberry
Viburnum lentago
caterpillars
42
hosts
1
food
19
flowers
68
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Common Snowberry
Symphoricarpos albus
caterpillars
41
bees
1
hosts
6
food
25
flowers
105
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American Black Elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
caterpillars
29
hosts
1
food
52
flowers
95
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Mountain Azalea
Rhododendron canescens
caterpillars
24
bees
1
food
4
flowers
53
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Cherokee Sedge
Carex cherokeensis
keystone
caterpillars
20
food
44
flowers
6
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Red Fescue
Festuca rubra
keystone
caterpillars
20
food
30
shelter
1
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Coralberry
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
caterpillars
18
hosts
4
food
12
flowers
111
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Umbrella Magnolia
Magnolia tripetala
caterpillars
10
food
2
flowers
11
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Lanceleaf Greenbrier
Smilax smallii
caterpillars
6
food
5
flowers
2
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Fetterbush Lyonia
Lyonia lucida
caterpillars
5
flowers
8
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Marginal Wood Fern
Dryopteris marginalis
caterpillars
4
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Virginia Spiderwort
Tradescantia virginiana
caterpillars
3
food
3
flowers
60
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Christmas Fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
caterpillars
2
food
1
flowers
3
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Carolina Silverbell
Halesia carolina
caterpillars
2
flowers
4
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Virginia Chain Fern
Woodwardia virginica
caterpillars
2
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Black Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum capillus-veneris
caterpillars
1
food
5
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Smooth Solomon's Seal
Polygonatum biflorum
caterpillars
1
food
1
flowers
30
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Swamp Dog-laurel
Leucothoe axillaris
caterpillars
1
food
1
flowers
1
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Ebony Spleenwort
Asplenium platyneuron
caterpillars
1
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Northern Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum pedatum
caterpillars
1
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Southern Wood Fern
Dryopteris ludoviciana
caterpillars
1
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Yellow Star Grass
Hypoxis hirsuta
hosts
1
food
1
flowers
33
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Water Elm
Planera aquatica
food
1