Top native maples, mangos, mahogany, citrus, and allies
7 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Vine Maple
Acer circinatum
caterpillars
57
hosts
6
food
24
flowers
8
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Smooth Sumac
Rhus glabra
caterpillars
32
bees
1
hosts
3
food
39
flowers
178
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Fragrant Sumac
Rhus aromatica
caterpillars
31
bees
1
hosts
3
food
38
flowers
119
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Painted Buckeye
Aesculus sylvatica
caterpillars
12
food
3
flowers
7
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Bottlebrush Buckeye
Aesculus parviflora
caterpillars
12
food
2
flowers
40
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Atlantic Poison Oak
Toxicodendron pubescens
caterpillars
11
hosts
1
food
10
flowers
12
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Eastern Poison Ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
caterpillars
8
hosts
6
food
42
flowers
25