Top native conifers
17 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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White Spruce
Picea glauca
caterpillars
172
hosts
6
food
34
flowers
9
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Douglas-fir
Pseudotsuga menziesii
caterpillars
134
hosts
15
food
26
flowers
19
shelter
7
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Lodgepole Pine
Pinus contorta
caterpillars
112
hosts
13
food
30
flowers
4
shelter
6
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Table Mountain Pine
Pinus pungens
caterpillars
96
hosts
5
food
37
flowers
4
shelter
2
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Sitka Spruce
Picea sitchensis
caterpillars
83
hosts
3
food
18
flowers
2
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White Fir
Abies concolor
caterpillars
74
hosts
8
food
19
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Grand Fir
Abies grandis
caterpillars
71
hosts
6
food
11
shelter
3
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Western Redcedar
Thuja plicata
caterpillars
47
hosts
6
food
9
flowers
4
shelter
3
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Northern Whitecedar
Thuja occidentalis
caterpillars
39
hosts
1
food
22
flowers
15
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Eastern Redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
caterpillars
36
hosts
2
food
43
flowers
19
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Rocky Mountain Bristlecone Pine
Pinus aristata
caterpillars
34
hosts
1
food
15
flowers
2
shelter
2
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Creeping Juniper
Juniperus horizontalis
caterpillars
30
food
22
flowers
3
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One-seed Juniper
Juniperus monosperma
caterpillars
12
hosts
5
food
30
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California Incense-cedar
Calocedrus decurrens
caterpillars
1
hosts
3
food
2
flowers
2
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Canada Yew
Taxus canadensis
caterpillars
1
food
9
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Pacific Yew
Taxus brevifolia
caterpillars
1
food
3
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Florida Torreya
Torreya taxifolia