Top native sunflower family members
8 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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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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Sky Blue Aster
Symphyotrichum oolentangiense
keystone
caterpillars
74
bees
21
hosts
2
food
15
flowers
224
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Maximilian Sunflower
Helianthus maximiliani
keystone
caterpillars
50
bees
51
hosts
4
food
48
flowers
160
shelter
1
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Groundsel Tree
Baccharis halimifolia
caterpillars
17
bees
9
hosts
6
food
7
flowers
80
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Silver Wormwood
Artemisia ludoviciana
caterpillars
10
hosts
6
food
14
flowers
1
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Rocky Mountain Zinnia
Zinnia grandiflora
caterpillars
5
food
7
flowers
113
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False Sunflower
Heliopsis helianthoides
caterpillars
3
bees
4
food
3
flowers
262
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Wild Quinine
Parthenium integrifolium
caterpillars
2
food
3
flowers
94