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Top native rose family members

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

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4 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 2 Part shade 4 Dappled shade 1 Full shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 1 Well drained 3 Moist 2 Wet 1

Water use

Low 2 High 1

Soil

Sand 4 Loam 4 Clay 4

Soil pH

Acid 3 Neutral 2 Alkaline 2

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Yes 2

Deer resistant

Yes 1

Resists

Fire 1 Wet soil 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

Shrub 4 Tree 3 Perennial 2 Edible 1
  • Hog Plum Prunus umbellata keystone caterpillars 198 hosts 11 food 42 flowers 59
  • Cockspur Hawthorn Crataegus crus-galli caterpillars 125 hosts 6 food 29 flowers 14
  • Dotted Hawthorn Crataegus collina caterpillars 87 hosts 4 food 14 flowers 9
  • Eastern Mayhaw Crataegus aestivalis caterpillars 62 hosts 2 food 6 flowers 7

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