Top native roses, elms, figs, and allies
10 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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Downy Hawthorn
Crataegus mollis
caterpillars
125
hosts
6
food
29
flowers
63
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Washington Hawthorn
Crataegus phaenopyrum
caterpillars
123
hosts
6
food
29
flowers
14
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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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Slippery Elm
Ulmus rubra
caterpillars
67
hosts
5
food
63
flowers
23
shelter
2
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Black Chokeberry
Aronia melanocarpa
caterpillars
19
food
10
flowers
65
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Red Chokeberry
Aronia arbutifolia
caterpillars
3
food
10
flowers
37
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Carolina Buckthorn
Frangula caroliniana
caterpillars
2
food
1
flowers
2
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Water Elm
Planera aquatica
food
1