Top native sunflowers, bellflowers, fanflowers, and allies
12 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Canada Goldenrod
Solidago canadensis
keystone
caterpillars
101
bees
41
hosts
23
food
73
flowers
610
shelter
4
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Common Blue Wood Aster
Symphyotrichum cordifolium
keystone
caterpillars
77
bees
24
hosts
5
food
15
flowers
260
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Late Purple Aster
Symphyotrichum patens
keystone
caterpillars
72
bees
21
hosts
2
food
15
flowers
218
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Dogfennel
Eupatorium capillifolium
caterpillars
35
hosts
1
food
8
flowers
140
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Bitter Fleabane
Erigeron acris
caterpillars
14
bees
10
hosts
1
food
16
flowers
156
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Coastal Plain Joe-Pye Weed
Eutrochium dubium
caterpillars
13
hosts
1
food
1
flowers
157
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Silver Wormwood
Artemisia ludoviciana
caterpillars
10
hosts
6
food
14
flowers
1
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Narrowleaf Silkgrass
Pityopsis graminifolia
caterpillars
3
bees
9
flowers
30
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Straggler Daisy
Calyptocarpus vialis
caterpillars
2
flowers
11
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Southern Harebell
Campanula divaricata
caterpillars
1
bees
1
flowers
12
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Little Floatingheart
Nymphoides cordata
caterpillars
1
food
1
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Northern Green-and-gold
Chrysogonum virginianum
flowers
7