Top native sunflower family members
12 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Big Sagebrush
Artemisia tridentata
caterpillars
12
hosts
16
food
22
flowers
40
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Snowfield Sagebrush
Artemisia spiciformis
caterpillars
8
hosts
5
food
6
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California Broomsage
Lepidospartum squamatum
caterpillars
1
food
1
flowers
62
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Plantainleaf Dubautia
Dubautia plantaginea
caterpillars
1
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Lanai Hesperomannia
Hesperomannia arborescens
caterpillars
1
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Schott's Pygmycedar
Peucephyllum schottii
flowers
12
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Maui Island-aster
Hesperomannia arbuscula
flowers
2
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Knudsen's Dubautia
Dubautia knudsenii
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Tree Dubautia
Dubautia arborea
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Net-veined Dubautia
Dubautia reticulata
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Kauai Dubautia
Dubautia microcephala
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Kauai Island-aster
Hesperomannia lydgatei