Top native dogwoods
16 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Red Osier Dogwood
Cornus sericea
caterpillars
68
bees
3
hosts
6
food
73
flowers
138
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Alternate-leaved Dogwood
Cornus alternifolia
caterpillars
62
bees
3
hosts
6
food
38
flowers
91
shelter
1
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Flowering Dogwood
Cornus florida
caterpillars
58
bees
3
hosts
8
food
68
flowers
101
shelter
1
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Canadian Bunchberry
Cornus canadensis
keystone
caterpillars
54
bees
3
hosts
6
food
47
flowers
122
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Gray Dogwood
Cornus racemosa
caterpillars
50
bees
3
hosts
7
food
41
flowers
135
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Silky Dogwood
Cornus amomum
caterpillars
48
bees
3
hosts
6
food
41
flowers
138
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Round-leaved Dogwood
Cornus rugosa
caterpillars
48
bees
3
hosts
6
food
37
flowers
75
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Roughleaf Dogwood
Cornus drummondii
caterpillars
46
bees
2
hosts
7
food
50
flowers
80
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Blue-fruited Dogwood
Cornus obliqua
caterpillars
46
bees
3
hosts
6
food
37
flowers
75
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Stiff Dogwood
Cornus foemina
caterpillars
46
bees
2
hosts
6
food
51
flowers
71
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Toughleaf Dogwood
Cornus asperifolia
caterpillars
23
hosts
5
food
33
flowers
44
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Pacific Dogwood
Cornus nuttallii
caterpillars
21
hosts
4
food
22
flowers
24
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Western Bunchberry
Cornus unalaschkensis
keystone
caterpillars
18
hosts
4
food
22
flowers
26
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Brown Dogwood
Cornus glabrata
caterpillars
14
hosts
3
food
17
flowers
18
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Blackfruit Dogwood
Cornus sessilis
caterpillars
11
hosts
2
food
11
flowers
15
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Swedish Cornel
Cornus suecica
caterpillars
4
hosts
1
food
8
flowers
11