Top native conifers
8 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Eastern White Pine
Pinus strobus
caterpillars
127
hosts
17
food
87
flowers
7
shelter
7
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Red Spruce
Picea rubens
caterpillars
101
hosts
5
food
26
flowers
4
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Slash Pine
Pinus elliottii
caterpillars
75
hosts
3
food
36
flowers
4
shelter
2
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Eastern Hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
caterpillars
71
hosts
7
food
21
flowers
4
shelter
1
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Spruce Pine
Pinus glabra
caterpillars
67
hosts
3
food
29
flowers
4
shelter
2
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Colorado Pinyon
Pinus edulis
caterpillars
45
hosts
5
food
37
flowers
8
shelter
4
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Rocky Mountain Bristlecone Pine
Pinus aristata
caterpillars
34
hosts
1
food
15
flowers
2
shelter
2
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Giant Sequoia
Sequoiadendron giganteum
food
1