Top native plants
10 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Prairie Pricklypear
Opuntia macrorhiza
caterpillars
9
bees
4
hosts
2
food
11
flowers
41
shelter
1
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Brown-spined Pricklypear
Opuntia phaeacantha
caterpillars
8
bees
7
hosts
2
food
13
flowers
49
shelter
1
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Low Pricklypear
Opuntia humifusa
caterpillars
8
bees
4
hosts
2
food
15
flowers
42
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Aloe Yucca
Yucca aloifolia
caterpillars
8
food
2
flowers
2
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Parry's Agave
Agave parryi
caterpillars
6
food
7
flowers
10
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Moundlily Yucca
Yucca gloriosa
caterpillars
5
food
1
flowers
2
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Southeastern Pricklypear
Opuntia mesacantha
caterpillars
4
bees
2
hosts
1
food
8
flowers
15
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Creeping Cactus
Opuntia drummondii
caterpillars
4
bees
2
hosts
1
food
7
flowers
14
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American Century Plant
Agave americana
caterpillars
3
food
5
flowers
3
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Woodland Stonecrop
Sedum ternatum
caterpillars
1
food
3
flowers
34