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Top native brambles

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

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6 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 6 Part shade 6 Full shade 2

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 1 Well drained 5 Moist 3

Water use

Medium 2

Soil

Rocky 3 Sand 8 Loam 7 Clay 6 Organic 6

Soil pH

Acid 5 Neutral 2 Alkaline 1

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Yes 3

Deer resistant

Yes 2

Resists

Wet soil 1

Form

Habit

Arching 4 Erect 4 Creeping 2 Spreading 2

Plant type

Edible 6 Shrub 5 Perennial 4
  • 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
  • Common Dewberry Rubus flagellaris caterpillars 104 hosts 9 food 65 flowers 245
  • 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

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