Top native conifers
13 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Douglas-fir
Pseudotsuga menziesii
caterpillars
134
hosts
15
food
26
flowers
19
shelter
7
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Balsam Fir
Abies balsamea
caterpillars
119
hosts
5
food
30
flowers
5
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Lodgepole Pine
Pinus contorta
caterpillars
112
hosts
13
food
30
flowers
4
shelter
6
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Blue Spruce
Picea pungens
caterpillars
95
hosts
4
food
27
flowers
3
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Western Hemlock
Tsuga heterophylla
caterpillars
94
food
6
flowers
2
shelter
2
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Subalpine Fir
Abies lasiocarpa
caterpillars
72
hosts
3
food
11
flowers
3
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Eastern Hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
caterpillars
71
hosts
7
food
21
flowers
4
shelter
1
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Western Redcedar
Thuja plicata
caterpillars
47
hosts
6
food
9
flowers
4
shelter
3
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Rocky Mountain Juniper
Juniperus scopulorum
caterpillars
25
hosts
6
food
22
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Baldcypress
Taxodium distichum
caterpillars
15
hosts
8
food
9
flowers
3
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Coast Redwood
Sequoia sempervirens
caterpillars
1
hosts
4
food
4
flowers
6
shelter
3
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Canada Yew
Taxus canadensis
caterpillars
1
food
9
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Giant Sequoia
Sequoiadendron giganteum
food
1