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Top native rose family members

6 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

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6 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 3 Part shade 6 Dappled shade 2

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 2 Well drained 5 Moist 5 Wet 1

Water use

Medium 4

Soil

Sand 5 Loam 6 Clay 5 Organic 1

Soil pH

Acid 3 Neutral 3 Alkaline 1

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Yes 2

Deer resistant

Yes 2

Resists

Fire 2 Wet soil 2 Black walnut 1 Dry soil 1 Salt 1 Urban conditions 1 Wind 1

Form

Habit

Erect 33 Rounded 20 Dense 18 Spreading 18 Multi stemmed 16 Arching 10 Open 9 Creeping 6 Pyramidal 5 Broad 4 Clumping 4 Horizontal 4 Mounding 4 Multi trunked 4 Vase 4 Oval 3 Irregular 2 Ascending 1 Climbing 1 Columnar 1 Conical 1 Prostrate 1

Plant type

Tree 6 Perennial 4 Shrub 4 Edible 2
  • American Plum Prunus americana keystone caterpillars 304 hosts 14 food 64 flowers 167 shelter 1
  • Sweet Crabapple Malus coronaria caterpillars 199 hosts 6 food 32 flowers 70 shelter 1
  • Southern Crabapple Malus angustifolia caterpillars 187 hosts 4 food 33 flowers 55 shelter 1
  • Parsley Hawthorn Crataegus marshallii caterpillars 110 hosts 6 food 26 flowers 14
  • Smooth Shadbush Amelanchier laevis caterpillars 83 hosts 5 food 20 flowers 24
  • Canadian Serviceberry Amelanchier canadensis caterpillars 73 hosts 4 food 23 flowers 22

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