Top native rose family members
18 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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Canada Plum
Prunus nigra
keystone
caterpillars
268
hosts
10
food
48
flowers
74
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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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Creek Plum
Prunus rivularis
keystone
caterpillars
167
hosts
11
food
39
flowers
51
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Black Hawthorn
Crataegus douglasii
caterpillars
139
hosts
8
food
36
flowers
18
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Downy Hawthorn
Crataegus mollis
caterpillars
125
hosts
6
food
29
flowers
63
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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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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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Parsley Hawthorn
Crataegus marshallii
caterpillars
110
hosts
6
food
26
flowers
14
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Entangled Hawthorn
Crataegus intricata
caterpillars
107
hosts
6
food
23
flowers
15
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Southern Dewberry
Rubus trivialis
keystone
caterpillars
92
hosts
8
food
64
flowers
172
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Eastern Mayhaw
Crataegus aestivalis
caterpillars
62
hosts
2
food
6
flowers
7
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Shrubby Cinquefoil
Dasiphora fruticosa
caterpillars
9
food
17
flowers
127
shelter
1
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White Avens
Geum canadense
caterpillars
3
hosts
2
food
2
flowers
41
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Apache Plume
Fallugia paradoxa
caterpillars
1
hosts
1
food
8
flowers
42