Top native plants
18 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Shumard Oak
Quercus shumardii
keystone
caterpillars
360
hosts
95
food
111
flowers
33
shelter
2
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Southern Live Oak
Quercus virginiana
keystone
caterpillars
321
hosts
91
food
107
flowers
28
shelter
2
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American Turkey Oak
Quercus laevis
keystone
caterpillars
285
hosts
74
food
92
flowers
28
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Sand Live Oak
Quercus geminata
keystone
caterpillars
264
hosts
66
food
81
flowers
29
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Big-fruit Hawthorn
Crataegus macrosperma
caterpillars
125
hosts
6
food
28
flowers
11
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Lodgepole Pine
Pinus contorta
caterpillars
112
hosts
13
food
30
flowers
4
shelter
6
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Seaside Alder
Alnus maritima
caterpillars
93
hosts
2
food
11
flowers
3
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American Hophornbeam
Ostrya virginiana
caterpillars
85
hosts
7
food
26
flowers
5
shelter
1
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Sweetfern
Comptonia peregrina
caterpillars
67
food
4
flowers
4
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Flowering Dogwood
Cornus florida
caterpillars
58
bees
3
hosts
8
food
68
flowers
101
shelter
1
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Common Hackberry
Celtis occidentalis
caterpillars
37
hosts
31
food
34
flowers
62
shelter
2
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American Persimmon
Diospyros virginiana
caterpillars
33
hosts
2
food
19
flowers
45
shelter
2
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Sugar Hackberry
Celtis laevigata
caterpillars
24
hosts
17
food
36
flowers
3
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Black Tupelo
Nyssa sylvatica
caterpillars
23
hosts
3
food
41
flowers
15
shelter
2
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Yaupon Holly
Ilex vomitoria
caterpillars
10
bees
3
hosts
3
food
25
flowers
38
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Osage-orange
Maclura pomifera
caterpillars
10
hosts
4
food
7
flowers
5
shelter
1
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Rocky Mountain Zinnia
Zinnia grandiflora
caterpillars
5
food
7
flowers
113
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Southern Bush Honeysuckle
Diervilla sessilifolia
caterpillars
2
flowers
5