Top native rose family members
8 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Hog Plum
Prunus umbellata
keystone
caterpillars
198
hosts
11
food
42
flowers
59
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Swamp Dewberry
Rubus hispidus
keystone
caterpillars
107
hosts
9
food
61
flowers
188
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Entangled Hawthorn
Crataegus intricata
caterpillars
107
hosts
6
food
23
flowers
15
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Dewdrop
Rubus repens
keystone
caterpillars
102
hosts
8
food
59
flowers
175
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Smooth Shadbush
Amelanchier laevis
caterpillars
83
hosts
5
food
20
flowers
24
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Canadian Serviceberry
Amelanchier canadensis
caterpillars
73
hosts
4
food
23
flowers
22
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Goatsbeard
Aruncus dioicus
caterpillars
2
food
10
flowers
68
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Appalachian Barren-strawberry
Waldsteinia fragarioides
flowers
5