Top native plants
17 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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River Birch
Betula nigra
keystone
caterpillars
287
hosts
15
food
47
flowers
31
shelter
1
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Smooth Alder
Alnus serrulata
caterpillars
183
hosts
4
food
29
flowers
8
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Red Maple
Acer rubrum
caterpillars
179
hosts
20
food
72
flowers
71
shelter
2
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Silver Maple
Acer saccharinum
caterpillars
167
hosts
16
food
74
flowers
35
shelter
3
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American Elm
Ulmus americana
caterpillars
135
hosts
10
food
79
flowers
76
shelter
4
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American Hophornbeam
Ostrya virginiana
caterpillars
85
hosts
7
food
26
flowers
5
shelter
1
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Blackhaw
Viburnum prunifolium
caterpillars
40
hosts
1
food
22
flowers
104
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Downy Arrowwood
Viburnum rafinesqueanum
caterpillars
39
hosts
1
food
19
flowers
63
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Virginia Creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
keystone
caterpillars
34
hosts
3
food
54
flowers
59
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Sugar Hackberry
Celtis laevigata
caterpillars
24
hosts
17
food
36
flowers
3
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Coral Honeysuckle
Lonicera sempervirens
caterpillars
20
hosts
4
food
15
flowers
66
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Eastern Redbud
Cercis canadensis
caterpillars
19
bees
1
hosts
9
food
25
flowers
114
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American Trumpet Vine
Campsis radicans
caterpillars
7
hosts
1
food
8
flowers
85
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Wahoo
Euonymus atropurpureus
caterpillars
6
hosts
2
food
2
flowers
28
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Cross Vine
Bignonia capreolata
caterpillars
3
food
1
flowers
5
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Slender Goldentop
Euthamia caroliniana
caterpillars
1
bees
8
hosts
4
food
2
flowers
93
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Buffalo-nut
Pyrularia pubera