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Top native brambles

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

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4 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 3 Part shade 4 Dappled shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Well drained 3 Moist 2

Water use

Medium 2 High 1

Soil

Rocky 1 Sand 3 Loam 3 Clay 2 Organic 4

Soil pH

Acid 4

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Yes 2

Deer resistant

Yes 1

Resists

Wet soil 1

Form

Habit

Erect 8 Arching 6 Creeping 4 Spreading 4

Plant type

Shrub 4 Perennial 3 Edible 2 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
  • Swamp Dewberry Rubus hispidus keystone caterpillars 107 hosts 9 food 61 flowers 188

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