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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Hairy White Oldfield Aster
Symphyotrichum pilosum
keystone
caterpillars
76
bees
24
hosts
3
food
26
flowers
333
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Dogfennel
Eupatorium capillifolium
caterpillars
35
hosts
1
food
8
flowers
140
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Common Ragweed
Ambrosia artemisiifolia
caterpillars
34
hosts
2
food
54
flowers
28
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Bristle Thistle
Cirsium horridulum
caterpillars
25
bees
10
hosts
1
food
14
flowers
164
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Horseweed
Erigeron canadensis
caterpillars
22
bees
20
hosts
5
food
28
flowers
284
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Swamp Thistle
Cirsium muticum
caterpillars
22
bees
9
hosts
1
food
13
flowers
113
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Pasture Thistle
Cirsium pumilum
caterpillars
19
bees
9
hosts
1
food
11
flowers
126
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Groundsel Tree
Baccharis halimifolia
caterpillars
17
bees
9
hosts
6
food
7
flowers
80
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Rough Cocklebur
Xanthium strumarium
caterpillars
12
food
15
flowers
14
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American Burnweed
Erechtites hieraciifolius
caterpillars
4
food
5
flowers
101
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Purple Cudweed
Gamochaeta purpurea
caterpillars
4
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Common Elephant's-foot
Elephantopus tomentosus
caterpillars
2
flowers
24
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False Daisy
Eclipta prostrata
caterpillars
1
flowers
3