Top native heathers, balsams, primroses, and allies
18 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Southern Dwarf Blueberry
Vaccinium tenellum
keystone
caterpillars
76
bees
4
hosts
1
food
29
flowers
33
shelter
1
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Swamp Azalea
Rhododendron viscosum
caterpillars
30
bees
1
food
4
flowers
58
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Great Rhododendron
Rhododendron maximum
caterpillars
29
bees
1
food
4
flowers
57
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Smooth Azalea
Rhododendron arborescens
caterpillars
28
bees
1
food
4
flowers
58
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Bearberry
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
caterpillars
23
bees
4
food
23
flowers
94
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Mountain Laurel
Kalmia latifolia
caterpillars
18
bees
3
food
4
flowers
39
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Sand Myrtle
Kalmia buxifolia
caterpillars
15
bees
3
food
3
flowers
17
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Salal
Gaultheria shallon
caterpillars
7
food
5
flowers
14
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Fetterbush Lyonia
Lyonia lucida
caterpillars
5
flowers
8
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Loblolly Bay
Gordonia lasianthus
caterpillars
3
flowers
7
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Moss Phlox
Phlox subulata
caterpillars
2
food
1
flowers
49
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Carolina Silverbell
Halesia carolina
caterpillars
2
flowers
4
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Mountain Doghobble
Leucothoe fontanesiana
caterpillars
1
food
1
flowers
2
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Swamp Dog-laurel
Leucothoe axillaris
caterpillars
1
food
1
flowers
1
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Two-wing Silverbell
Halesia diptera
caterpillars
1
flowers
6
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Florida Hobblebush
Agarista populifolia
caterpillars
1
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California Pitcher Plant
Darlingtonia californica
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Honey-cup
Zenobia pulverulenta