Top native plants
19 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
-
Shumard Oak
Quercus shumardii
keystone
caterpillars
360
hosts
95
food
111
flowers
33
shelter
2
-
River Birch
Betula nigra
keystone
caterpillars
287
hosts
15
food
47
flowers
31
shelter
1
-
White Spruce
Picea glauca
caterpillars
172
hosts
6
food
34
flowers
9
-
Basswood
Tilia americana
caterpillars
129
hosts
15
food
44
flowers
65
shelter
3
-
Green Ash
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
caterpillars
112
hosts
29
food
39
flowers
8
shelter
4
-
Seaside Alder
Alnus maritima
caterpillars
93
hosts
2
food
11
flowers
3
-
American Hophornbeam
Ostrya virginiana
caterpillars
85
hosts
7
food
26
flowers
5
shelter
1
-
Sitka Spruce
Picea sitchensis
caterpillars
83
hosts
3
food
18
flowers
2
-
Red Osier Dogwood
Cornus sericea
caterpillars
68
bees
3
hosts
6
food
73
flowers
138
-
Flowering Dogwood
Cornus florida
caterpillars
58
bees
3
hosts
8
food
68
flowers
101
shelter
1
-
Common Hackberry
Celtis occidentalis
caterpillars
37
hosts
31
food
34
flowers
62
shelter
2
-
American Persimmon
Diospyros virginiana
caterpillars
33
hosts
2
food
19
flowers
45
shelter
2
-
Black Tupelo
Nyssa sylvatica
caterpillars
23
hosts
3
food
41
flowers
15
shelter
2
-
American Holly
Ilex opaca
caterpillars
16
bees
3
hosts
4
food
31
flowers
59
-
Baldcypress
Taxodium distichum
caterpillars
15
hosts
8
food
9
flowers
3
-
Southern Magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora
caterpillars
11
food
34
flowers
19
-
Yaupon Holly
Ilex vomitoria
caterpillars
10
bees
3
hosts
3
food
25
flowers
38
-
Saw Palmetto
Serenoa repens
caterpillars
6
food
5
flowers
73
-
American Olive
Cartrema americanum
caterpillars
1
food
21
flowers
1