Top native cypresses, junipers, redwoods, and allies
36 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Western Redcedar
Thuja plicata
caterpillars
47
hosts
6
food
9
flowers
4
shelter
3
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Northern Whitecedar
Thuja occidentalis
caterpillars
39
hosts
1
food
22
flowers
15
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Eastern Redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
caterpillars
36
hosts
2
food
43
flowers
19
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Common Juniper
Juniperus communis
caterpillars
34
hosts
5
food
45
flowers
10
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Creeping Juniper
Juniperus horizontalis
caterpillars
30
food
22
flowers
3
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Rocky Mountain Juniper
Juniperus scopulorum
caterpillars
25
hosts
6
food
22
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Redberry Juniper
Juniperus pinchotii
caterpillars
17
hosts
3
food
22
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Utah Juniper
Juniperus osteosperma
caterpillars
16
hosts
5
food
24
flowers
1
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Baldcypress
Taxodium distichum
caterpillars
15
hosts
8
food
9
flowers
3
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California Juniper
Juniperus californica
caterpillars
15
hosts
6
food
19
shelter
1
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Ashe Juniper
Juniperus ashei
caterpillars
15
hosts
2
food
18
flowers
1
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Western Juniper
Juniperus occidentalis
caterpillars
13
hosts
8
food
18
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One-seed Juniper
Juniperus monosperma
caterpillars
12
hosts
5
food
30
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Weeping Juniper
Juniperus flaccida
caterpillars
12
hosts
1
food
15
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Alligator Juniper
Juniperus deppeana
caterpillars
10
hosts
4
food
24
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Sierra Juniper
Juniperus grandis
caterpillars
9
hosts
5
food
14
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Monterey Cypress
Hesperocyparis macrocarpa
caterpillars
7
hosts
5
food
1
flowers
1
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Atlantic White Cedar
Chamaecyparis thyoides
caterpillars
7
food
2
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Rose-fruited Juniper
Juniperus coahuilensis
caterpillars
5
hosts
1
food
13
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Lawson's Cypress
Chamaecyparis lawsoniana
caterpillars
4
hosts
2
food
2
flowers
3
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Pondcypress
Taxodium ascendens
caterpillars
4
hosts
2
food
1
flowers
2
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Montezuma Cypress
Taxodium mucronatum
caterpillars
4
hosts
2
food
1
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Tecate Cypress
Hesperocyparis forbesii
caterpillars
3
hosts
1
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Alaska Yellow Cedar
Callitropsis nootkatensis
caterpillars
2
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Coast Redwood
Sequoia sempervirens
caterpillars
1
hosts
4
food
4
flowers
6
shelter
3
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California Incense-cedar
Calocedrus decurrens
caterpillars
1
hosts
3
food
2
flowers
2
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McNab Cypress
Hesperocyparis macnabiana
caterpillars
1
hosts
2
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Arizona Cypress
Hesperocyparis arizonica
caterpillars
1
hosts
1
food
1
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Gowen Cypress
Hesperocyparis goveniana
caterpillars
1
hosts
1
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Sargent's Cypress
Hesperocyparis sargentii
hosts
4
food
2
shelter
1
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Santa Cruz Cypress
Hesperocyparis abramsiana
hosts
1
flowers
1
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Pygmy Cypress
Hesperocyparis pygmaea
hosts
1
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Piute Cypress
Hesperocyparis nevadensis
hosts
1
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Giant Sequoia
Sequoiadendron giganteum
food
1
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Baker's Cypress
Hesperocyparis bakeri
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Cuyamaca Cypress
Hesperocyparis stephensonii