Top native sunflower family members
10 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Showy Goldenrod
Solidago speciosa
keystone
caterpillars
99
bees
32
hosts
21
food
49
flowers
524
shelter
4
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White Heath Aster
Symphyotrichum ericoides
keystone
caterpillars
89
bees
33
hosts
2
food
18
flowers
284
shelter
1
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New York Aster
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii
keystone
caterpillars
75
bees
23
hosts
2
food
28
flowers
220
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Devil's Bite
Liatris scariosa
caterpillars
9
hosts
1
flowers
93
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Shaggy Blazing Star
Liatris pilosa
caterpillars
5
hosts
1
flowers
79
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Desert Zinnia
Zinnia acerosa
caterpillars
5
food
3
flowers
71
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Cup Plant
Silphium perfoliatum
caterpillars
3
bees
7
food
11
flowers
173
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Prairie Rosinweed
Silphium integrifolium
caterpillars
3
bees
6
hosts
1
food
8
flowers
73
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Plantain-leaved Pussytoes
Antennaria plantaginifolia
caterpillars
2
hosts
1
food
1
flowers
59
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Maryland Golden-aster
Chrysopsis mariana
bees
12
flowers
16