family
Lily Family
Liliaceae
Field notes
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native lily family members All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Turk's-cap Lily
Lilium superbum
caterpillars
5
food
2
flowers
24
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Canada Lily
Lilium canadense
caterpillars
4
food
2
flowers
11
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Michigan Lily
Lilium michiganense
caterpillars
3
food
2
flowers
11
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Wood Lily
Lilium philadelphicum
caterpillars
2
food
3
flowers
17
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Carolina Lily
Lilium michauxii
caterpillars
2
food
2
flowers
8
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Gray's Lily
Lilium grayi
caterpillars
2
food
2
flowers
8
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Sandhills Lily
Lilium pyrophilum
caterpillars
1
food
2
flowers
8
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Yellow Mariposa Lily
Calochortus luteus
bees
2
food
10
flowers
31
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Butterfly Mariposa Lily
Calochortus venustus
bees
2
food
3
flowers
12
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Sagebrush Mariposa Lily
Calochortus macrocarpus
bees
2
food
2
flowers
34
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Tolmie's Pussy Ears
Calochortus tolmiei
bees
2
food
1
flowers
16
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Sierra Mariposa Lily
Calochortus minimus
bees
2
food
1
flowers
9
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Superb Mariposa Lily
Calochortus superbus
bees
2
food
1
flowers
8
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Pink Star-tulip
Calochortus uniflorus
bees
2
food
1
flowers
8
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Leichtlin's Mariposa Lily
Calochortus leichtlinii
bees
2
food
1
flowers
7