Top native roses, elms, figs, and allies
7 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Swamp Dewberry
Rubus hispidus
keystone
caterpillars
107
hosts
9
food
61
flowers
188
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Common Dewberry
Rubus flagellaris
caterpillars
104
hosts
9
food
65
flowers
245
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Dewdrop
Rubus repens
keystone
caterpillars
102
hosts
8
food
59
flowers
175
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Southern Dewberry
Rubus trivialis
keystone
caterpillars
92
hosts
8
food
64
flowers
172
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Virginia Strawberry
Fragaria virginiana
keystone
caterpillars
69
bees
1
hosts
2
food
35
flowers
177
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Artillery Plant
Pilea microphylla
caterpillars
4
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Appalachian Barren-strawberry
Waldsteinia fragarioides
flowers
5