Top native rose family members
33 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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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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Carolina Laurelcherry
Prunus caroliniana
keystone
caterpillars
209
hosts
11
food
59
flowers
74
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Southern Crabapple
Malus angustifolia
caterpillars
187
hosts
4
food
33
flowers
55
shelter
1
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Red Raspberry
Rubus idaeus
caterpillars
152
hosts
9
food
90
flowers
244
shelter
1
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Allegheny Blackberry
Rubus allegheniensis
caterpillars
134
hosts
8
food
79
flowers
212
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Downy Hawthorn
Crataegus mollis
caterpillars
125
hosts
6
food
29
flowers
63
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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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Purple-flowered Raspberry
Rubus odoratus
caterpillars
121
hosts
8
food
76
flowers
223
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Green Hawthorn
Crataegus viridis
caterpillars
117
hosts
6
food
29
flowers
12
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One-flowered Hawthorn
Crataegus uniflora
caterpillars
114
hosts
6
food
27
flowers
12
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Swamp Dewberry
Rubus hispidus
keystone
caterpillars
107
hosts
9
food
61
flowers
188
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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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Dotted Hawthorn
Crataegus collina
caterpillars
87
hosts
4
food
14
flowers
9
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Batesburg Hawthorn
Crataegus munda
caterpillars
73
hosts
2
food
9
flowers
7
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Virginia Strawberry
Fragaria virginiana
keystone
caterpillars
69
bees
1
hosts
2
food
35
flowers
177
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American Mountain Ash
Sorbus americana
caterpillars
69
hosts
3
food
24
flowers
21
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Steeplebush
Spiraea tomentosa
caterpillars
63
food
6
flowers
63
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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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Common Ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius
caterpillars
35
hosts
1
food
10
flowers
81
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Alderleaf Mountain Mahogany
Cercocarpus montanus
caterpillars
19
hosts
3
food
4
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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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Dwarf Cinquefoil
Potentilla canadensis
caterpillars
6
bees
2
hosts
1
food
9
flowers
62
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Red Chokeberry
Aronia arbutifolia
caterpillars
3
food
10
flowers
37
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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