Top native conifers
24 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Jack Pine
Pinus banksiana
caterpillars
132
hosts
5
food
61
flowers
5
shelter
5
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Black Spruce
Picea mariana
caterpillars
117
hosts
7
food
39
flowers
5
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Virginia Pine
Pinus virginiana
caterpillars
108
hosts
12
food
45
flowers
12
shelter
4
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Loblolly Pine
Pinus taeda
caterpillars
107
hosts
10
food
40
flowers
5
shelter
6
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Red Spruce
Picea rubens
caterpillars
101
hosts
5
food
26
flowers
4
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Western Ponderosa Pine
Pinus ponderosa
caterpillars
98
hosts
27
food
33
flowers
20
shelter
14
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Blue Spruce
Picea pungens
caterpillars
95
hosts
4
food
27
flowers
3
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Longleaf Pine
Pinus palustris
caterpillars
86
hosts
10
food
42
flowers
7
shelter
6
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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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Eastern Hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
caterpillars
71
hosts
7
food
21
flowers
4
shelter
1
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Grand Fir
Abies grandis
caterpillars
71
hosts
6
food
11
shelter
3
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Jeffrey Pine
Pinus jeffreyi
caterpillars
55
hosts
10
food
16
flowers
3
shelter
4
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Colorado Pinyon
Pinus edulis
caterpillars
45
hosts
5
food
37
flowers
8
shelter
4
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Mountain Hemlock
Tsuga mertensiana
caterpillars
42
hosts
2
food
4
flowers
1
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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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Carolina Hemlock
Tsuga caroliniana
caterpillars
31
hosts
1
food
9
flowers
1
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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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One-seed Juniper
Juniperus monosperma
caterpillars
12
hosts
5
food
30
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Canada Yew
Taxus canadensis
caterpillars
1
food
9
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Florida Torreya
Torreya taxifolia