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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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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Broadleaf Ironweed
Vernonia glauca
caterpillars
5
bees
7
hosts
1
flowers
65
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Shaggy Blazing Star
Liatris pilosa
caterpillars
5
hosts
1
flowers
79
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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