Top native rose family members
15 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Fire Cherry
Prunus pensylvanica
keystone
caterpillars
320
hosts
12
food
63
flowers
94
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American Plum
Prunus americana
keystone
caterpillars
304
hosts
14
food
64
flowers
167
shelter
1
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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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Cockspur Hawthorn
Crataegus crus-galli
caterpillars
125
hosts
6
food
29
flowers
14
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Parsley Hawthorn
Crataegus marshallii
caterpillars
110
hosts
6
food
26
flowers
14
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Dotted Hawthorn
Crataegus collina
caterpillars
87
hosts
4
food
14
flowers
9
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American Mountain Ash
Sorbus americana
caterpillars
69
hosts
3
food
24
flowers
21
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Eastern Mayhaw
Crataegus aestivalis
caterpillars
62
hosts
2
food
6
flowers
7
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Coastal Serviceberry
Amelanchier obovalis
caterpillars
55
hosts
3
food
14
flowers
21
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Black Chokeberry
Aronia melanocarpa
caterpillars
19
food
10
flowers
65
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Shrubby Cinquefoil
Dasiphora fruticosa
caterpillars
9
food
17
flowers
127
shelter
1
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Red Chokeberry
Aronia arbutifolia
caterpillars
3
food
10
flowers
37
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Alabama Snow-wreath
Neviusia alabamensis