Top native plants
16 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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White Oak
Quercus alba
keystone
caterpillars
383
hosts
104
food
163
flowers
49
shelter
6
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Scarlet Oak
Quercus coccinea
keystone
caterpillars
361
hosts
88
food
115
flowers
26
shelter
2
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Pin Oak
Quercus palustris
keystone
caterpillars
359
hosts
90
food
161
flowers
32
shelter
2
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River Birch
Betula nigra
keystone
caterpillars
287
hosts
15
food
47
flowers
31
shelter
1
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Red Maple
Acer rubrum
caterpillars
179
hosts
20
food
72
flowers
71
shelter
2
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White Spruce
Picea glauca
caterpillars
172
hosts
6
food
34
flowers
9
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Washington Hawthorn
Crataegus phaenopyrum
caterpillars
123
hosts
6
food
29
flowers
14
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American Hophornbeam
Ostrya virginiana
caterpillars
85
hosts
7
food
26
flowers
5
shelter
1
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White Fir
Abies concolor
caterpillars
74
hosts
8
food
19
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Flowering Dogwood
Cornus florida
caterpillars
58
bees
3
hosts
8
food
68
flowers
101
shelter
1
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American Sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
caterpillars
29
hosts
3
food
25
flowers
18
shelter
1
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Sassafras
Sassafras albidum
caterpillars
28
hosts
3
food
33
flowers
52
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Black Tupelo
Nyssa sylvatica
caterpillars
23
hosts
3
food
41
flowers
15
shelter
2
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Water Tupelo
Nyssa aquatica
caterpillars
6
hosts
2
food
2
shelter
1
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California Incense-cedar
Calocedrus decurrens
caterpillars
1
hosts
3
food
2
flowers
2
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Wild Sweetwilliam
Phlox maculata
caterpillars
1
flowers
38