Top native rose family members
23 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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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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Carolina Laurelcherry
Prunus caroliniana
keystone
caterpillars
209
hosts
11
food
59
flowers
74
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Sweet Crabapple
Malus coronaria
caterpillars
199
hosts
6
food
32
flowers
70
shelter
1
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Hog Plum
Prunus umbellata
keystone
caterpillars
198
hosts
11
food
42
flowers
59
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Southern Crabapple
Malus angustifolia
caterpillars
187
hosts
4
food
33
flowers
55
shelter
1
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Black Hawthorn
Crataegus douglasii
caterpillars
139
hosts
8
food
36
flowers
18
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Cockspur Hawthorn
Crataegus crus-galli
caterpillars
125
hosts
6
food
29
flowers
14
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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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Parsley Hawthorn
Crataegus marshallii
caterpillars
110
hosts
6
food
26
flowers
14
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Entangled Hawthorn
Crataegus intricata
caterpillars
107
hosts
6
food
23
flowers
15
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Saskatoon
Amelanchier alnifolia
caterpillars
107
hosts
5
food
24
flowers
48
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Climbing Prairie Rose
Rosa setigera
keystone
caterpillars
105
hosts
10
food
35
flowers
140
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Common Serviceberry
Amelanchier arborea
caterpillars
94
hosts
5
food
38
flowers
79
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Littlehip Hawthorn
Crataegus spathulata
caterpillars
87
hosts
5
food
16
flowers
9
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Smooth Shadbush
Amelanchier laevis
caterpillars
83
hosts
5
food
20
flowers
24
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White Meadowsweet
Spiraea alba
caterpillars
76
hosts
1
food
16
flowers
283
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Common Ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius
caterpillars
35
hosts
1
food
10
flowers
81
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Shrubby Cinquefoil
Dasiphora fruticosa
caterpillars
9
food
17
flowers
127
shelter
1