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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 7 Part shade 9 Full shade 3

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 4 Well drained 3 Moist 6 Wet 1

Water use

Medium 9 High 4

Soil

Rocky 2 Sand 3 Loam 3 Clay 2 Organic 3

Soil pH

Acid 5 Neutral 2 Alkaline 1

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Yes 2

Deer resistant

Yes 1

Resists

Wet soil 2 Erosion 1 Heat 1

Form

Habit

Erect 5 Arching 3 Spreading 2 Creeping 1

Plant type

Shrub 8 Perennial 7 Edible 5
  • Allegheny Blackberry Rubus allegheniensis caterpillars 134 hosts 8 food 79 flowers 212
  • Purple-flowered Raspberry Rubus odoratus caterpillars 121 hosts 8 food 76 flowers 223
  • Black Raspberry Rubus occidentalis caterpillars 108 hosts 9 food 62 flowers 206
  • Sand Blackberry Rubus cuneifolius caterpillars 99 hosts 7 food 62 flowers 188
  • Old Field Blackberry Rubus alumnus caterpillars 99 hosts 7 food 60 flowers 179
  • Southern Dewberry Rubus trivialis keystone caterpillars 92 hosts 8 food 64 flowers 172
  • Whitebark Raspberry Rubus leucodermis caterpillars 72 hosts 6 food 44 flowers 114
  • Salmonberry Rubus spectabilis caterpillars 67 hosts 4 food 38 flowers 115
  • Trailing Blackberry Rubus ursinus caterpillars 65 hosts 4 food 42 flowers 108

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