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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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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Black Raspberry
Rubus occidentalis
caterpillars
108
hosts
9
food
62
flowers
206
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Cloudberry
Rubus chamaemorus
keystone
caterpillars
103
hosts
6
food
58
flowers
145
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Sand Blackberry
Rubus cuneifolius
caterpillars
99
hosts
7
food
62
flowers
188
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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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Five-leaf Dwarf Bramble
Rubus pedatus
caterpillars
64
hosts
3
food
39
flowers
102