Top native rose family members
8 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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American Plum
Prunus americana
keystone
caterpillars
304
hosts
14
food
64
flowers
167
shelter
1
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Chickasaw Plum
Prunus angustifolia
keystone
caterpillars
251
hosts
11
food
51
flowers
81
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Sweet Crabapple
Malus coronaria
caterpillars
199
hosts
6
food
32
flowers
70
shelter
1
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Southern Crabapple
Malus angustifolia
caterpillars
187
hosts
4
food
33
flowers
55
shelter
1
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Parsley Hawthorn
Crataegus marshallii
caterpillars
110
hosts
6
food
26
flowers
14
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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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Bowman's Root
Gillenia trifoliata
flowers
2