Top native conifers
11 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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Jack Pine
Pinus banksiana
caterpillars
132
hosts
5
food
61
flowers
5
shelter
5
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Virginia Pine
Pinus virginiana
caterpillars
108
hosts
12
food
45
flowers
12
shelter
4
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Pitch Pine
Pinus rigida
caterpillars
107
hosts
14
food
51
flowers
8
shelter
5
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Western Ponderosa Pine
Pinus ponderosa
caterpillars
98
hosts
27
food
33
flowers
20
shelter
14
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Longleaf Pine
Pinus palustris
caterpillars
86
hosts
10
food
42
flowers
7
shelter
6
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Pond Pine
Pinus serotina
caterpillars
83
hosts
4
food
34
flowers
4
shelter
4
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Sitka Spruce
Picea sitchensis
caterpillars
83
hosts
3
food
18
flowers
2
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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