Top native roses, elms, figs, and allies
9 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Chokecherry
Prunus virginiana
keystone
caterpillars
367
hosts
15
food
88
flowers
191
shelter
1
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Hog Plum
Prunus umbellata
keystone
caterpillars
198
hosts
11
food
42
flowers
59
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Downy Hawthorn
Crataegus mollis
caterpillars
125
hosts
6
food
29
flowers
63
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Cockspur Hawthorn
Crataegus crus-galli
caterpillars
125
hosts
6
food
29
flowers
14
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Washington Hawthorn
Crataegus phaenopyrum
caterpillars
123
hosts
6
food
29
flowers
14
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Dotted Hawthorn
Crataegus collina
caterpillars
87
hosts
4
food
14
flowers
9
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Slippery Elm
Ulmus rubra
caterpillars
67
hosts
5
food
63
flowers
23
shelter
2
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Eastern Mayhaw
Crataegus aestivalis
caterpillars
62
hosts
2
food
6
flowers
7
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Carolina Buckthorn
Frangula caroliniana
caterpillars
2
food
1
flowers
2