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Top native brambles

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

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9 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 8 Part shade 9 Full shade 3

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 3 Well drained 6 Moist 6

Water use

Medium 5

Soil

Rocky 3 Sand 6 Loam 6 Clay 6 Organic 4

Soil pH

Acid 7 Neutral 3 Alkaline 1

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Yes 4

Deer resistant

Yes 2

Resists

Wet soil 2 Erosion 1 Heat 1

Form

Habit

Erect 7 Arching 6 Creeping 2 Spreading 2

Plant type

Perennial 53 Shrub 49 Edible 9 Wildflower 6 Ground cover 3
  • 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
  • Smooth Blackberry Rubus canadensis caterpillars 108 hosts 9 food 64 flowers 238
  • Black Raspberry Rubus occidentalis caterpillars 108 hosts 9 food 62 flowers 206
  • Common Dewberry Rubus flagellaris caterpillars 104 hosts 9 food 65 flowers 245
  • Sand Blackberry Rubus cuneifolius caterpillars 99 hosts 7 food 62 flowers 188
  • Topsy Blackberry Rubus pascuus caterpillars 95 hosts 7 food 59 flowers 170
  • Southern Dewberry Rubus trivialis keystone caterpillars 92 hosts 8 food 64 flowers 172
  • Salmonberry Rubus spectabilis caterpillars 67 hosts 4 food 38 flowers 115

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