family
Poppy Family
Papaveraceae
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native poppy family members All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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California Poppy
Eschscholzia californica
caterpillars
6
bees
4
hosts
1
food
17
flowers
140
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Thistle Poppy
Argemone polyanthemos
caterpillars
3
food
1
flowers
10
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Mexican Prickly Poppy
Argemone mexicana
caterpillars
2
food
3
flowers
6
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Flatbud Prickly Poppy
Argemone munita
caterpillars
2
food
2
flowers
8
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Bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
caterpillars
2
food
1
flowers
50
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Bush Poppy
Dendromecon rigida
caterpillars
1
food
11
flowers
6
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Texas Pricklypoppy
Argemone aurantiaca
caterpillars
1
food
2
flowers
4
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White Prickly Poppy
Argemone albiflora
caterpillars
1
food
1
flowers
3
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Dutchman's Breeches
Dicentra cucullaria
caterpillars
1
flowers
47
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Pacific Bleeding Heart
Dicentra formosa
caterpillars
1
flowers
14
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Longhorn Steer's-head
Dicentra uniflora
caterpillars
1
flowers
5
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Shorthorn Steer's Head
Dicentra pauciflora
caterpillars
1
flowers
3
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Scouler's Corydalis
Corydalis scouleri
caterpillars
1
flowers
2
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Few-flower Corydalis
Corydalis pauciflora
caterpillars
1
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Tufted Poppy
Eschscholzia caespitosa
bees
4
hosts
1
food
8
flowers
17