Top native plants
22 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Striped Maple
Acer pensylvanicum
caterpillars
162
hosts
13
food
49
flowers
8
shelter
1
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American Beech
Fagus grandifolia
caterpillars
121
hosts
23
food
57
flowers
15
shelter
4
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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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White Fir
Abies concolor
caterpillars
74
hosts
8
food
19
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Eastern Hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
caterpillars
71
hosts
7
food
21
flowers
4
shelter
1
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Western Redcedar
Thuja plicata
caterpillars
47
hosts
6
food
9
flowers
4
shelter
3
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Mapleleaf Viburnum
Viburnum acerifolium
caterpillars
37
hosts
1
food
22
flowers
68
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New Jersey Tea
Ceanothus americanus
caterpillars
29
hosts
1
food
19
flowers
230
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Mountain Laurel
Kalmia latifolia
caterpillars
18
bees
3
food
4
flowers
39
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Sourwood
Oxydendrum arboreum
caterpillars
11
hosts
1
flowers
10
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Wild Rosemary
Andromeda polifolia
caterpillars
5
food
7
flowers
8
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White Tupelo
Nyssa ogeche
caterpillars
4
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Sea Thrift
Armeria maritima
caterpillars
2
food
1
flowers
27
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Showy Skullcap
Scutellaria serrata
caterpillars
2
flowers
9
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Mountain Sweet Pepperbush
Clethra acuminata
caterpillars
2
flowers
5
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Carolina Silverbell
Halesia carolina
caterpillars
2
flowers
4
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Ebony Spleenwort
Asplenium platyneuron
caterpillars
1
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Virginia Sweetspire
Itea virginica
food
1
flowers
76
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Coastal Witch-Alder
Fothergilla gardenii
flowers
6
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Carolina Sweetshrub
Calycanthus floridus
flowers
1
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Yellow Anise
Illicium parviflorum