Top native heathers, balsams, primroses, and allies
17 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Lowbush Blueberry
Vaccinium angustifolium
keystone
caterpillars
161
bees
10
hosts
1
food
41
flowers
82
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Large Cranberry
Vaccinium macrocarpon
keystone
caterpillars
160
bees
10
food
42
flowers
101
shelter
1
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Early Lowbush Blueberry
Vaccinium pallidum
keystone
caterpillars
158
bees
10
hosts
1
food
38
flowers
51
shelter
1
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Northern Highbush Blueberry
Vaccinium corymbosum
keystone
caterpillars
154
bees
11
hosts
1
food
42
flowers
190
shelter
1
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Black Highbush Blueberry
Vaccinium fuscatum
keystone
caterpillars
138
bees
11
hosts
1
food
38
flowers
47
shelter
1
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Deerberry
Vaccinium stamineum
keystone
caterpillars
135
bees
11
hosts
1
food
38
flowers
51
shelter
1
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Southern Highbush Blueberry
Vaccinium formosum
keystone
caterpillars
80
bees
5
food
27
flowers
37
shelter
1
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Mayberry
Vaccinium elliottii
keystone
caterpillars
77
bees
5
hosts
1
food
31
flowers
38
shelter
1
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Rabbiteye Blueberry
Vaccinium virgatum
keystone
caterpillars
77
bees
5
hosts
1
food
29
flowers
35
shelter
1
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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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Creeping Blueberry
Vaccinium crassifolium
keystone
caterpillars
74
bees
3
food
28
flowers
31
shelter
1
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Shiny Blueberry
Vaccinium myrsinites
keystone
caterpillars
56
bees
3
food
39
flowers
29
shelter
1
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American Persimmon
Diospyros virginiana
caterpillars
33
hosts
2
food
19
flowers
45
shelter
2
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Dangleberry
Gaylussacia frondosa
caterpillars
24
bees
1
hosts
1
food
12
flowers
3
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Dwarf Huckleberry
Gaylussacia dumosa
caterpillars
19
bees
1
food
11
flowers
8
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Tough Bully
Sideroxylon tenax
caterpillars
1
bees
2
flowers
4
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Sweetleaf
Symplocos tinctoria
caterpillars
1
food
21
flowers
6