Top native sunflower family members
16 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Northern Seaside Goldenrod
Solidago sempervirens
keystone
caterpillars
94
bees
31
hosts
21
food
50
flowers
508
shelter
2
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Late Purple Aster
Symphyotrichum patens
keystone
caterpillars
72
bees
21
hosts
2
food
15
flowers
218
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Woodland Sunflower
Helianthus divaricatus
keystone
caterpillars
48
bees
38
hosts
4
food
41
flowers
173
shelter
1
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Narrowleaf Sunflower
Helianthus angustifolius
keystone
caterpillars
40
bees
35
hosts
3
food
42
flowers
124
shelter
1
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Hyssopleaf Thoroughwort
Eupatorium hyssopifolium
caterpillars
32
hosts
1
food
5
flowers
136
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Common Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
caterpillars
23
bees
3
hosts
1
food
83
flowers
726
shelter
1
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Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
caterpillars
17
bees
27
hosts
1
food
14
flowers
428
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Groundsel Tree
Baccharis halimifolia
caterpillars
17
bees
9
hosts
6
food
7
flowers
80
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Coastal Plain Joe-Pye Weed
Eutrochium dubium
caterpillars
13
hosts
1
food
1
flowers
157
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Firewheel
Gaillardia pulchella
caterpillars
7
bees
8
hosts
1
food
14
flowers
169
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Whorled Coreopsis
Coreopsis verticillata
caterpillars
5
bees
12
food
2
flowers
95
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Swamp Tickseed
Coreopsis palustris
caterpillars
4
bees
7
food
2
flowers
59
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Hoary Mugwort
Artemisia stelleriana
caterpillars
3
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Southern Sneezeweed
Helenium flexuosum
caterpillars
2
bees
6
food
1
flowers
41
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Purple Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea
caterpillars
2
bees
5
food
6
flowers
350
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Straggler Daisy
Calyptocarpus vialis
caterpillars
2
flowers
11