Top native plants
9 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Virginian Rose
Rosa virginiana
caterpillars
111
hosts
10
food
46
flowers
126
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Climbing Prairie Rose
Rosa setigera
keystone
caterpillars
105
hosts
10
food
35
flowers
140
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Tarragon
Artemisia dracunculus
caterpillars
14
hosts
6
food
25
flowers
9
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Waterpepper
Persicaria hydropiper
caterpillars
12
hosts
1
food
32
flowers
66
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Purple Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea
caterpillars
2
bees
5
food
6
flowers
350
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Chives
Allium schoenoprasum
caterpillars
2
hosts
1
food
12
flowers
160
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Large-seeded Forget-me-not
Myosotis macrosperma
caterpillars
2
food
2
flowers
15
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Loomis' Mountainmint
Pycnanthemum loomisii
caterpillars
1
flowers
136
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Narrowleaf Cow Wheat
Melampyrum lineare
hosts
1
food
4
flowers
9