Top native brambles
7 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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Smooth Blackberry
Rubus canadensis
caterpillars
108
hosts
9
food
64
flowers
238
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Common Dewberry
Rubus flagellaris
caterpillars
104
hosts
9
food
65
flowers
245
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Sand Blackberry
Rubus cuneifolius
caterpillars
99
hosts
7
food
62
flowers
188
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Topsy Blackberry
Rubus pascuus
caterpillars
95
hosts
7
food
59
flowers
170