Top native bittersweet family members
28 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Wahoo
Euonymus atropurpureus
caterpillars
6
hosts
2
food
2
flowers
28
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Strawberry Bush
Euonymus americanus
caterpillars
4
food
7
flowers
5
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Running Strawberry-bush
Euonymus obovatus
caterpillars
4
food
2
flowers
3
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American Bittersweet
Celastrus scandens
caterpillars
3
food
7
flowers
18
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Western Burning Bush
Euonymus occidentalis
caterpillars
2
food
4
flowers
1
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Oregon Boxwood
Paxistima myrsinites
caterpillars
1
food
1
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Christmasberry
Crossopetalum ilicifolium
caterpillars
1
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Fen Grass of Parnassus
Parnassia glauca
bees
1
food
8
flowers
8
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Bigleaf Grass-of-parnassus
Parnassia grandifolia
bees
1
food
1
flowers
2
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Kidney-leaved Grass of Parnassus
Parnassia asarifolia
bees
1
food
1
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Marsh grass-of-Parnassus
Parnassia palustris
food
6
flowers
14
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Fringed Grass of Parnassus
Parnassia fimbriata
food
1
flowers
2
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San Bernardino Grass of Parnassus
Parnassia cirrata
food
1
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Kotzebue's Grass-of-Parnassus
Parnassia kotzebuei
food
1
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Maidenberry
Crossopetalum rhacoma
food
1
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Small-flowered Grass-of-parnassus
Parnassia parviflora
food
1
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Utah Mortonia
Mortonia utahensis
flowers
1
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Carolina Grass-of-parnassus
Parnassia caroliniana
flowers
1
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Crucifixion Thorn
Canotia holacantha
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Desert Yaupon
Schaefferia cuneifolia
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Florida Mayten
Maytenus phyllanthoides
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Rio Grande Saddlebush
Mortonia scabrella
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Medicine Vine
Hippocratea volubilis
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Petiteplant
Lepuropetalon spathulatum
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Canby's Mountain-lover
Paxistima canbyi
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Gregg's Saddlebush
Mortonia greggii
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Mortonia sempervirens
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West Indian Falsebox
Gyminda latifolia