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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Virginia Pine
Pinus virginiana
caterpillars
108
hosts
12
food
45
flowers
12
shelter
4
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Blue Spruce
Picea pungens
caterpillars
95
hosts
4
food
27
flowers
3
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White Fir
Abies concolor
caterpillars
74
hosts
8
food
19
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Northern Whitecedar
Thuja occidentalis
caterpillars
39
hosts
1
food
22
flowers
15
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Fraser Fir
Abies fraseri
caterpillars
37
hosts
2
food
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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Baldcypress
Taxodium distichum
caterpillars
15
hosts
8
food
9
flowers
3