Top native heathers, balsams, primroses, and allies
10 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Sparkleberry
Vaccinium arboreum
caterpillars
91
bees
6
hosts
3
food
49
flowers
59
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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Swamp Azalea
Rhododendron viscosum
caterpillars
30
bees
1
food
4
flowers
58
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Yellow Pitcher Plant
Sarracenia flava
caterpillars
4
food
1
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Smooth Phlox
Phlox glaberrima
caterpillars
1
flowers
55
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Wild Sweetwilliam
Phlox maculata
caterpillars
1
flowers
38
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Thickleaf Phlox
Phlox carolina
caterpillars
1
flowers
33
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Trailing Phlox
Phlox nivalis
caterpillars
1
flowers
30
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Silky Camellia
Stewartia malacodendron
flowers
1
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Bigleaf Snowbell
Styrax grandifolius