Top native rose family members
48 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Black Cherry
Prunus serotina
keystone
caterpillars
361
hosts
15
food
114
flowers
183
shelter
2
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Carolina Laurelcherry
Prunus caroliniana
keystone
caterpillars
209
hosts
11
food
59
flowers
74
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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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Red Raspberry
Rubus idaeus
caterpillars
152
hosts
9
food
90
flowers
244
shelter
1
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Black Hawthorn
Crataegus douglasii
caterpillars
139
hosts
8
food
36
flowers
18
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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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Waxy-fruited Hawthorn
Crataegus pruinosa
caterpillars
123
hosts
6
food
29
flowers
11
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Purple-flowered Raspberry
Rubus odoratus
caterpillars
121
hosts
8
food
76
flowers
223
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Carolina Rose
Rosa carolina
caterpillars
117
hosts
13
food
35
flowers
118
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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 Rose
Rosa palustris
caterpillars
113
hosts
11
food
35
flowers
102
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Virginian Rose
Rosa virginiana
caterpillars
111
hosts
10
food
46
flowers
126
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Parsley Hawthorn
Crataegus marshallii
caterpillars
110
hosts
6
food
26
flowers
14
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Smooth Blackberry
Rubus canadensis
caterpillars
108
hosts
9
food
64
flowers
238
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Black Raspberry
Rubus occidentalis
caterpillars
108
hosts
9
food
62
flowers
206
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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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Climbing Prairie Rose
Rosa setigera
keystone
caterpillars
105
hosts
10
food
35
flowers
140
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Common Dewberry
Rubus flagellaris
caterpillars
104
hosts
9
food
65
flowers
245
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Sand Blackberry
Rubus cuneifolius
caterpillars
99
hosts
7
food
62
flowers
188
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Common Serviceberry
Amelanchier arborea
caterpillars
94
hosts
5
food
38
flowers
79
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Southern Dewberry
Rubus trivialis
keystone
caterpillars
92
hosts
8
food
64
flowers
172
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Littlehip Hawthorn
Crataegus spathulata
caterpillars
87
hosts
5
food
16
flowers
9
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Smooth Shadbush
Amelanchier laevis
caterpillars
83
hosts
5
food
20
flowers
24
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Bartram Shadbush
Amelanchier bartramiana
caterpillars
74
hosts
4
food
20
flowers
23
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Batesburg Hawthorn
Crataegus munda
caterpillars
73
hosts
2
food
9
flowers
7
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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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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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Water Avens
Geum rivale
caterpillars
4
hosts
1
food
8
flowers
31
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White Avens
Geum canadense
caterpillars
3
hosts
2
food
2
flowers
41
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Red Chokeberry
Aronia arbutifolia
caterpillars
3
food
10
flowers
37
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Goatsbeard
Aruncus dioicus
caterpillars
2
food
10
flowers
68
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Apache Plume
Fallugia paradoxa
caterpillars
1
hosts
1
food
8
flowers
42
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Spreading Avens
Geum radiatum
food
2
flowers
8
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Three-toothed Cinquefoil
Sibbaldiopsis tridentata
food
1
flowers
14
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American Ipecac
Gillenia stipulata
flowers
37
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Queen of the Prairie
Filipendula rubra
flowers
5
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Appalachian Barren-strawberry
Waldsteinia fragarioides
flowers
5
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Bowman's Root
Gillenia trifoliata
flowers
2