Top native roses, elms, figs, and allies
29 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Fire Cherry
Prunus pensylvanica
keystone
caterpillars
320
hosts
12
food
63
flowers
94
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Red Raspberry
Rubus idaeus
caterpillars
152
hosts
9
food
90
flowers
244
shelter
1
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Black Hawthorn
Crataegus douglasii
caterpillars
139
hosts
8
food
36
flowers
18
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American Elm
Ulmus americana
caterpillars
135
hosts
10
food
79
flowers
76
shelter
4
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Allegheny Blackberry
Rubus allegheniensis
caterpillars
134
hosts
8
food
79
flowers
212
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Waxy-fruited Hawthorn
Crataegus pruinosa
caterpillars
123
hosts
6
food
29
flowers
11
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Swamp Rose
Rosa palustris
caterpillars
113
hosts
11
food
35
flowers
102
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Virginian Rose
Rosa virginiana
caterpillars
111
hosts
10
food
46
flowers
126
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Smooth Blackberry
Rubus canadensis
caterpillars
108
hosts
9
food
64
flowers
238
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Black Raspberry
Rubus occidentalis
caterpillars
108
hosts
9
food
62
flowers
206
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Entangled Hawthorn
Crataegus intricata
caterpillars
107
hosts
6
food
23
flowers
15
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Climbing Prairie Rose
Rosa setigera
keystone
caterpillars
105
hosts
10
food
35
flowers
140
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Topsy Blackberry
Rubus pascuus
caterpillars
95
hosts
7
food
59
flowers
170
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Common Serviceberry
Amelanchier arborea
caterpillars
94
hosts
5
food
38
flowers
79
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Littlehip Hawthorn
Crataegus spathulata
caterpillars
87
hosts
5
food
16
flowers
9
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Smooth Shadbush
Amelanchier laevis
caterpillars
83
hosts
5
food
20
flowers
24
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Canadian Serviceberry
Amelanchier canadensis
caterpillars
73
hosts
4
food
23
flowers
22
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Salmonberry
Rubus spectabilis
caterpillars
67
hosts
4
food
38
flowers
115
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Steeplebush
Spiraea tomentosa
caterpillars
63
food
6
flowers
63
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Coastal Serviceberry
Amelanchier obovalis
caterpillars
55
hosts
3
food
14
flowers
21
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Common Hackberry
Celtis occidentalis
caterpillars
37
hosts
31
food
34
flowers
62
shelter
2
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Common Ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius
caterpillars
35
hosts
1
food
10
flowers
81
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New Jersey Tea
Ceanothus americanus
caterpillars
29
hosts
1
food
19
flowers
230
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Black Chokeberry
Aronia melanocarpa
caterpillars
19
food
10
flowers
65
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Shrubby Cinquefoil
Dasiphora fruticosa
caterpillars
9
food
17
flowers
127
shelter
1
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False Nettle
Boehmeria cylindrica
caterpillars
5
hosts
1
food
1
flowers
15
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Red Chokeberry
Aronia arbutifolia
caterpillars
3
food
10
flowers
37
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Apache Plume
Fallugia paradoxa
caterpillars
1
hosts
1
food
8
flowers
42
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Alabama Snow-wreath
Neviusia alabamensis