Top native brambles
18 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Red Raspberry
Rubus idaeus
caterpillars
152
hosts
9
food
90
flowers
244
shelter
1
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Allegheny Blackberry
Rubus allegheniensis
caterpillars
134
hosts
8
food
79
flowers
212
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Purple-flowered Raspberry
Rubus odoratus
caterpillars
121
hosts
8
food
76
flowers
223
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Thimbleberry
Rubus parviflorus
caterpillars
121
hosts
8
food
75
flowers
226
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Dwarf Raspberry
Rubus pubescens
keystone
caterpillars
114
hosts
9
food
72
flowers
200
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Smooth Blackberry
Rubus canadensis
caterpillars
108
hosts
9
food
64
flowers
238
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Black Raspberry
Rubus occidentalis
caterpillars
108
hosts
9
food
62
flowers
206
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Swamp Dewberry
Rubus hispidus
keystone
caterpillars
107
hosts
9
food
61
flowers
188
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Common Dewberry
Rubus flagellaris
caterpillars
104
hosts
9
food
65
flowers
245
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Dewdrop
Rubus repens
keystone
caterpillars
102
hosts
8
food
59
flowers
175
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Sand Blackberry
Rubus cuneifolius
caterpillars
99
hosts
7
food
62
flowers
188
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Old Field Blackberry
Rubus alumnus
caterpillars
99
hosts
7
food
60
flowers
179
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Topsy Blackberry
Rubus pascuus
caterpillars
95
hosts
7
food
59
flowers
170
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Southern Dewberry
Rubus trivialis
keystone
caterpillars
92
hosts
8
food
64
flowers
172
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Whitebark Raspberry
Rubus leucodermis
caterpillars
72
hosts
6
food
44
flowers
114
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Salmonberry
Rubus spectabilis
caterpillars
67
hosts
4
food
38
flowers
115
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Trailing Blackberry
Rubus ursinus
caterpillars
65
hosts
4
food
42
flowers
108
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Five-leaf Dwarf Bramble
Rubus pedatus
caterpillars
64
hosts
3
food
39
flowers
102