Top native roses, elms, figs, and allies
12 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Chickasaw Plum
Prunus angustifolia
keystone
caterpillars
251
hosts
11
food
51
flowers
81
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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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Blueblossom
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus
caterpillars
49
hosts
3
food
21
flowers
68
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Black Chokeberry
Aronia melanocarpa
caterpillars
19
food
10
flowers
65
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Heartleaf Nettle
Urtica chamaedryoides
caterpillars
14
food
1
flowers
1
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Shrubby Cinquefoil
Dasiphora fruticosa
caterpillars
9
food
17
flowers
127
shelter
1
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Red Chokeberry
Aronia arbutifolia
caterpillars
3
food
10
flowers
37
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Goatsbeard
Aruncus dioicus
caterpillars
2
food
10
flowers
68
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Apache Plume
Fallugia paradoxa
caterpillars
1
hosts
1
food
8
flowers
42
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Water Elm
Planera aquatica
food
1
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Bowman's Root
Gillenia trifoliata
flowers
2