Top native sunflower family members
13 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Canada Goldenrod
Solidago canadensis
keystone
caterpillars
101
bees
41
hosts
23
food
73
flowers
610
shelter
4
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Aromatic Aster
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium
keystone
caterpillars
78
bees
26
hosts
2
food
21
flowers
252
shelter
1
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Common Blue Wood Aster
Symphyotrichum cordifolium
keystone
caterpillars
77
bees
24
hosts
5
food
15
flowers
260
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Late Purple Aster
Symphyotrichum patens
keystone
caterpillars
72
bees
21
hosts
2
food
15
flowers
218
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Dogfennel
Eupatorium capillifolium
caterpillars
35
hosts
1
food
8
flowers
140
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Bitter Fleabane
Erigeron acris
caterpillars
14
bees
10
hosts
1
food
16
flowers
156
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Whorled Coreopsis
Coreopsis verticillata
caterpillars
5
bees
12
food
2
flowers
95
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Smallhead Blazing Star
Liatris microcephala
caterpillars
5
hosts
1
flowers
70
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Rocky Mountain Zinnia
Zinnia grandiflora
caterpillars
5
food
7
flowers
113
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Field Pussytoes
Antennaria neglecta
caterpillars
3
hosts
1
food
1
flowers
49
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Plantain-leaved Pussytoes
Antennaria plantaginifolia
caterpillars
2
hosts
1
food
1
flowers
59
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Singlehead Pussytoes
Antennaria solitaria
caterpillars
2
hosts
1
flowers
18
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Slender Goldentop
Euthamia caroliniana
caterpillars
1
bees
8
hosts
4
food
2
flowers
93