Top native conifers
7 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Tamarack
Larix laricina
caterpillars
116
hosts
7
food
19
shelter
1
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Red Spruce
Picea rubens
caterpillars
101
hosts
5
food
26
flowers
4
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Western Hemlock
Tsuga heterophylla
caterpillars
94
food
6
flowers
2
shelter
2
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Eastern Hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
caterpillars
71
hosts
7
food
21
flowers
4
shelter
1
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Canada Yew
Taxus canadensis
caterpillars
1
food
9
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Florida Yew
Taxus floridana
caterpillars
1
food
1
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California Torreya
Torreya californica