Top native sunflower family members
15 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Common Ragweed
Ambrosia artemisiifolia
caterpillars
34
hosts
2
food
54
flowers
28
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Muck Sunflower
Helianthus simulans
keystone
caterpillars
26
bees
19
hosts
1
food
35
flowers
91
shelter
1
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Groundsel Tree
Baccharis halimifolia
caterpillars
17
bees
9
hosts
6
food
7
flowers
80
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Coastal Plain Joe-Pye Weed
Eutrochium dubium
caterpillars
13
hosts
1
food
1
flowers
157
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Silver Wormwood
Artemisia ludoviciana
caterpillars
10
hosts
6
food
14
flowers
1
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Bearded Beggarticks
Bidens aristosa
caterpillars
8
bees
7
hosts
2
food
7
flowers
141
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Plains Coreopsis
Coreopsis tinctoria
caterpillars
5
bees
19
food
4
flowers
139
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Whorled Coreopsis
Coreopsis verticillata
caterpillars
5
bees
12
food
2
flowers
95
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Rocky Mountain Zinnia
Zinnia grandiflora
caterpillars
5
food
7
flowers
113
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Large-leaved Aster
Eurybia macrophylla
caterpillars
4
bees
7
hosts
3
food
1
flowers
53
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American Burnweed
Erechtites hieraciifolius
caterpillars
4
food
5
flowers
101
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Narrowleaf Silkgrass
Pityopsis graminifolia
caterpillars
3
bees
9
flowers
30
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Straggler Daisy
Calyptocarpus vialis
caterpillars
2
flowers
11
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Slender Goldentop
Euthamia caroliniana
caterpillars
1
bees
8
hosts
4
food
2
flowers
93
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Northern Green-and-gold
Chrysogonum virginianum
flowers
7