Top native roses, elms, figs, and allies
36 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Sand Cherry
Prunus pumila
keystone
caterpillars
291
hosts
13
food
53
flowers
87
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Chickasaw Plum
Prunus angustifolia
keystone
caterpillars
251
hosts
11
food
51
flowers
81
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Mexican Plum
Prunus mexicana
keystone
caterpillars
216
hosts
11
food
45
flowers
67
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Hog Plum
Prunus umbellata
keystone
caterpillars
198
hosts
11
food
42
flowers
59
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Oklahoma Plum
Prunus gracilis
keystone
caterpillars
133
hosts
10
food
36
flowers
46
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Cockspur Hawthorn
Crataegus crus-galli
caterpillars
125
hosts
6
food
29
flowers
14
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Carolina Rose
Rosa carolina
caterpillars
117
hosts
13
food
35
flowers
118
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Climbing Prairie Rose
Rosa setigera
keystone
caterpillars
105
hosts
10
food
35
flowers
140
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Pacific Plum
Prunus subcordata
keystone
caterpillars
104
hosts
4
food
35
flowers
43
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Desert Almond
Prunus fasciculata
keystone
caterpillars
79
hosts
4
food
37
flowers
46
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Steeplebush
Spiraea tomentosa
caterpillars
63
food
6
flowers
63
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Deerbrush Ceanothus
Ceanothus integerrimus
caterpillars
48
hosts
6
food
18
flowers
71
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Mountain Whitethorn
Ceanothus cordulatus
caterpillars
45
hosts
2
food
16
flowers
73
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Common Hackberry
Celtis occidentalis
caterpillars
37
hosts
31
food
34
flowers
62
shelter
2
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Rose Spirea
Spiraea douglasii
caterpillars
37
hosts
2
food
3
flowers
54
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Bigpod Ceanothus
Ceanothus megacarpus
caterpillars
35
hosts
2
food
16
flowers
59
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Common Ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius
caterpillars
35
hosts
1
food
10
flowers
81
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Inland Ceanothus
Ceanothus herbaceus
caterpillars
30
food
18
flowers
66
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New Jersey Tea
Ceanothus americanus
caterpillars
29
hosts
1
food
19
flowers
230
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Antelope Bitterbrush
Purshia tridentata
caterpillars
24
food
2
flowers
33
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Alderleaf Mountain Mahogany
Cercocarpus montanus
caterpillars
19
hosts
3
food
4
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Redberry Buckthorn
Rhamnus crocea
caterpillars
14
hosts
1
food
14
flowers
8
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Curlleaf Mountain Mahogany
Cercocarpus ledifolius
caterpillars
13
hosts
2
food
1
flowers
1
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Slender Cinquefoil
Potentilla gracilis
caterpillars
11
bees
1
hosts
3
food
12
flowers
142
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Pacific Ninebark
Physocarpus capitatus
caterpillars
5
food
2
flowers
33
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Silverberry
Elaeagnus commutata
caterpillars
5
food
2
flowers
22
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Mallow-leaf Ninebark
Physocarpus malvaceus
caterpillars
4
flowers
22
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Blackbrush
Coleogyne ramosissima
caterpillars
3
flowers
7
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Texas Mulberry
Morus microphylla
caterpillars
2
hosts
2
food
12
flowers
1
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Apache Plume
Fallugia paradoxa
caterpillars
1
hosts
1
food
8
flowers
42
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Fernbush
Chamaebatiaria millefolium
caterpillars
1
food
3
flowers
23
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Coyotillo
Karwinskia humboldtiana
caterpillars
1
food
2
flowers
2
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Brasil
Condalia hookeri
food
6
flowers
3
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Maritime Ceanothus
Ceanothus maritimus
flowers
4
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Texas Snakewood
Colubrina texensis
flowers
3
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Bowman's Root
Gillenia trifoliata
flowers
2