Top native broomrape family members
230 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Canadian Lousewort
Pedicularis canadensis
caterpillars
6
food
5
flowers
24
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Purple Owl's-clover
Castilleja exserta
caterpillars
6
food
1
flowers
21
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Coast Paintbrush
Castilleja affinis
caterpillars
6
food
1
flowers
14
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Northwestern Paintbrush
Castilleja angustifolia
caterpillars
5
food
2
flowers
13
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Wyoming Paintbrush
Castilleja linariifolia
caterpillars
5
food
1
flowers
18
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Wavyleaf Paintbrush
Castilleja applegatei
caterpillars
5
food
1
flowers
17
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Wholeleaf Paintbrush
Castilleja integra
caterpillars
5
flowers
16
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Felt Paintbrush
Castilleja foliolosa
caterpillars
4
food
3
flowers
17
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Sickletop Lousewort
Pedicularis racemosa
caterpillars
4
food
2
flowers
11
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Giant Red Paintbrush
Castilleja miniata
caterpillars
4
food
1
flowers
32
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Dense-flowered Owl's-clover
Castilleja densiflora
caterpillars
4
food
1
flowers
19
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Wight's Paintbrush
Castilleja wightii
caterpillars
4
food
1
flowers
13
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Elephant's-Head Lousewort
Pedicularis groenlandica
caterpillars
4
food
1
flowers
10
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Curved-beak Lousewort
Pedicularis contorta
caterpillars
4
food
1
flowers
6
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Parry's Lousewort
Pedicularis parryi
caterpillars
4
food
1
flowers
5
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Bracted Lousewort
Pedicularis bracteosa
caterpillars
4
food
1
flowers
4
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Giant Lousewort
Pedicularis procera
caterpillars
4
food
1
flowers
4
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Woolly Paintbrush
Castilleja lanata
caterpillars
4
flowers
8
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Warrior's Plume
Pedicularis densiflora
caterpillars
3
food
2
flowers
6
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Dwarf Lousewort
Pedicularis centranthera
caterpillars
3
food
2
flowers
3
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Purple False Foxglove
Agalinis purpurea
caterpillars
3
food
1
flowers
34
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Camp Martin Paintbrush
Castilleja martini
caterpillars
3
food
1
flowers
16
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Hairy Paintbrush
Castilleja pilosa
caterpillars
3
food
1
flowers
15
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Dwarf Paintbrush
Castilleja nana
caterpillars
3
food
1
flowers
14
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Cut-leaved Paintbrush
Castilleja lacera
caterpillars
3
food
1
flowers
14
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Lemmon's Paintbrush
Castilleja lemmonii
caterpillars
3
food
1
flowers
13
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Ridgestem False Foxglove
Agalinis oligophylla
caterpillars
3
food
1
flowers
9
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Slender False Foxglove
Agalinis tenuifolia
caterpillars
3
flowers
43
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Earleaf False Foxglove
Agalinis auriculata
caterpillars
3
flowers
25
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Prairie False Foxglove
Agalinis heterophylla
caterpillars
3
flowers
14
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Tenlobe False Foxglove
Agalinis decemloba
caterpillars
3
flowers
13
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Yellow Paintbrush
Castilleja flava
caterpillars
3
flowers
11
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Northern Paintbrush
Castilleja septentrionalis
caterpillars
3
flowers
10
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Beach False Foxglove
Agalinis fasciculata
caterpillars
3
flowers
10
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Saltmarsh False Foxglove
Agalinis maritima
caterpillars
3
flowers
10
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Rough Purple False Foxglove
Agalinis aspera
caterpillars
3
flowers
10
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Threadleaf False Foxglove
Agalinis setacea
caterpillars
3
flowers
10
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Round-stem False Foxglove
Agalinis gattingeri
caterpillars
3
flowers
9
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Pale False Foxglove
Agalinis skinneriana
caterpillars
3
flowers
9
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Green False Foxglove
Agalinis viridis
caterpillars
3
flowers
9
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Purple Paintbrush
Castilleja purpurea
caterpillars
3
flowers
5
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Scalloped-leaved Lousewort
Pedicularis crenulata
caterpillars
3
flowers
4
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Little Elephant's Head
Pedicularis attollens
caterpillars
3
flowers
2
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Pinewoods Lousewort
Pedicularis semibarbata
caterpillars
3
flowers
2
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Cream Sacs
Castilleja rubicundula
caterpillars
2
food
2
flowers
15
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Desert Paintbrush
Castilleja chromosa
caterpillars
2
food
1
flowers
18
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Seep Paintbrush
Castilleja minor
caterpillars
2
food
1
flowers
18
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Harsh Paintbrush
Castilleja hispida
caterpillars
2
food
1
flowers
16
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Valley Tassels
Castilleja attenuata
caterpillars
2
food
1
flowers
16
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Longleaf Paintbrush
Castilleja subinclusa
caterpillars
2
food
1
flowers
16