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Top native brambles

8 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

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8 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 7 Part shade 8 Dappled shade 1 Full shade 2

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 1 Well drained 5 Moist 5

Water use

Medium 4 High 1

Soil

Rocky 2 Sand 5 Loam 5 Clay 4 Organic 6

Soil pH

Acid 6

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Yes 3

Deer resistant

Yes 1

Resists

Erosion 1 Heat 1 Wet soil 1

Form

Habit

Erect 8 Arching 6 Creeping 4 Spreading 4

Plant type

Shrub 8 Edible 6 Perennial 5 Ground cover 1
  • Red Raspberry Rubus idaeus caterpillars 152 hosts 9 food 90 flowers 244 shelter 1
  • Allegheny Blackberry Rubus allegheniensis caterpillars 134 hosts 8 food 79 flowers 212
  • Purple-flowered Raspberry Rubus odoratus caterpillars 121 hosts 8 food 76 flowers 223
  • Smooth Blackberry Rubus canadensis caterpillars 108 hosts 9 food 64 flowers 238
  • Black Raspberry Rubus occidentalis caterpillars 108 hosts 9 food 62 flowers 206
  • Swamp Dewberry Rubus hispidus keystone caterpillars 107 hosts 9 food 61 flowers 188
  • Topsy Blackberry Rubus pascuus caterpillars 95 hosts 7 food 59 flowers 170
  • Salmonberry Rubus spectabilis caterpillars 67 hosts 4 food 38 flowers 115

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