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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Black Hawthorn
Crataegus douglasii
caterpillars
139
hosts
8
food
36
flowers
18
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Downy Hawthorn
Crataegus mollis
caterpillars
125
hosts
6
food
29
flowers
63
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Big-fruit Hawthorn
Crataegus macrosperma
caterpillars
125
hosts
6
food
28
flowers
11
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Washington Hawthorn
Crataegus phaenopyrum
caterpillars
123
hosts
6
food
29
flowers
14
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Waxy-fruited Hawthorn
Crataegus pruinosa
caterpillars
123
hosts
6
food
29
flowers
11
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Green Hawthorn
Crataegus viridis
caterpillars
117
hosts
6
food
29
flowers
12
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One-flowered Hawthorn
Crataegus uniflora
caterpillars
114
hosts
6
food
27
flowers
12
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Entangled Hawthorn
Crataegus intricata
caterpillars
107
hosts
6
food
23
flowers
15
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Slippery Elm
Ulmus rubra
caterpillars
67
hosts
5
food
63
flowers
23
shelter
2
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Common Hackberry
Celtis occidentalis
caterpillars
37
hosts
31
food
34
flowers
62
shelter
2
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Osage-orange
Maclura pomifera
caterpillars
10
hosts
4
food
7
flowers
5
shelter
1
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Red Mulberry
Morus rubra
caterpillars
5
hosts
2
food
18
flowers
2
shelter
1