Top native plants
7 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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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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Vine Maple
Acer circinatum
caterpillars
57
hosts
6
food
24
flowers
8
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Eastern Redbud
Cercis canadensis
caterpillars
19
bees
1
hosts
9
food
25
flowers
114
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Groundsel Tree
Baccharis halimifolia
caterpillars
17
bees
9
hosts
6
food
7
flowers
80
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Saw Palmetto
Serenoa repens
caterpillars
6
food
5
flowers
73
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Desert Willow
Chilopsis linearis
caterpillars
3
food
5
flowers
80