Top native rose family members
16 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Black Hawthorn
Crataegus douglasii
caterpillars
139
hosts
8
food
36
flowers
18
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Thimbleberry
Rubus parviflorus
caterpillars
121
hosts
8
food
75
flowers
226
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Prickly Wild Rose
Rosa acicularis
caterpillars
118
hosts
15
food
31
flowers
153
shelter
1
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Green Hawthorn
Crataegus viridis
caterpillars
117
hosts
6
food
29
flowers
12
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Dwarf Raspberry
Rubus pubescens
keystone
caterpillars
114
hosts
9
food
72
flowers
200
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Swamp Dewberry
Rubus hispidus
keystone
caterpillars
107
hosts
9
food
61
flowers
188
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Cloudberry
Rubus chamaemorus
keystone
caterpillars
103
hosts
6
food
58
flowers
145
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Nootka Rose
Rosa nutkana
caterpillars
91
hosts
17
food
28
flowers
141
shelter
1
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California Wild Rose
Rosa californica
caterpillars
71
hosts
17
food
28
flowers
91
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Eastern Mayhaw
Crataegus aestivalis
caterpillars
62
hosts
2
food
6
flowers
7
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Birch-leaved Spirea
Spiraea betulifolia
caterpillars
59
food
5
flowers
77
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Ocean Spray
Holodiscus discolor
caterpillars
30
food
9
flowers
83
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Common Silverweed
Argentina anserina
caterpillars
5
hosts
1
food
15
flowers
29
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Water Avens
Geum rivale
caterpillars
4
hosts
1
food
8
flowers
31
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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