Top native onions
10 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Chives
Allium schoenoprasum
caterpillars
2
hosts
1
food
12
flowers
160
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Nodding Onion
Allium cernuum
caterpillars
2
hosts
1
food
5
flowers
130
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Canadian Meadow Garlic
Allium canadense
caterpillars
1
hosts
1
food
3
flowers
82
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Hooker's Onion
Allium acuminatum
food
2
flowers
88
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Largeflower Onion
Allium macropetalum
food
2
flowers
55
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Swamp Onion
Allium validum
food
2
flowers
52
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Oneleaf Onion
Allium unifolium
food
2
flowers
49
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Scytheleaf Onion
Allium falcifolium
food
2
flowers
46
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Textile Onion
Allium textile
food
1
flowers
92
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Striped Garlic
Allium cuthbertii
food
1
flowers
55