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Lilies, Supplejacks, and Allies
Liliales
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native lilies, supplejacks, and allies All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Roundleaf Greenbrier
Smilax rotundifolia
caterpillars
12
food
27
flowers
7
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Smooth Carrionflower
Smilax herbacea
caterpillars
8
food
6
flowers
16
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Bristly Greenbrier
Smilax tamnoides
caterpillars
7
food
27
flowers
23
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Laurel-leaf Greenbrier
Smilax laurifolia
caterpillars
7
food
7
flowers
3
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Sawbrier
Smilax glauca
caterpillars
7
food
6
flowers
2
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Upright Carrionflower
Smilax ecirrhata
caterpillars
7
food
6
flowers
2
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Earleaf Greenbrier
Smilax auriculata
caterpillars
6
hosts
1
food
29
flowers
8
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Saw Greenbrier
Smilax bona-nox
caterpillars
6
food
31
flowers
5
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Sarsaparilla Vine
Smilax pumila
caterpillars
6
food
25
flowers
2
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Coral Greenbrier
Smilax walteri
caterpillars
6
food
7
flowers
2
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Coastal Carrion-flower
Smilax pseudochina
caterpillars
6
food
7
flowers
2
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Midwestern Carrionflower
Smilax lasioneuron
caterpillars
6
food
6
flowers
4
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Downy Carrion-flower
Smilax pulverulenta
caterpillars
6
food
6
flowers
2
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Huger's Carrionflower
Smilax hugeri
caterpillars
6
food
6
flowers
2
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Biltmore's Carrionflower
Smilax biltmoreana
caterpillars
6
food
6
flowers
2