Top native maples, mangos, mahogany, citrus, and allies
84 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Box Elder
Acer negundo
caterpillars
197
hosts
18
food
72
flowers
71
shelter
5
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Sugar Maple
Acer saccharum
caterpillars
184
hosts
16
food
69
flowers
26
shelter
2
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Red Maple
Acer rubrum
caterpillars
179
hosts
20
food
72
flowers
71
shelter
2
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Silver Maple
Acer saccharinum
caterpillars
167
hosts
16
food
74
flowers
35
shelter
3
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Mountain Maple
Acer spicatum
caterpillars
163
hosts
12
food
54
flowers
18
shelter
1
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Striped Maple
Acer pensylvanicum
caterpillars
162
hosts
13
food
49
flowers
8
shelter
1
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Black Maple
Acer nigrum
caterpillars
158
hosts
14
food
51
flowers
8
shelter
1
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Southern Sugar Maple
Acer floridanum
caterpillars
145
hosts
11
food
45
flowers
8
shelter
1
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Chalk Maple
Acer leucoderme
caterpillars
133
hosts
11
food
41
flowers
6
shelter
2
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Bigtooth Maple
Acer grandidentatum
caterpillars
89
hosts
7
food
30
flowers
6
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Rocky Mountain Maple
Acer glabrum
caterpillars
83
hosts
7
food
25
flowers
8
shelter
1
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Bigleaf Maple
Acer macrophyllum
caterpillars
59
hosts
7
food
27
flowers
16
shelter
1
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Vine Maple
Acer circinatum
caterpillars
57
hosts
6
food
24
flowers
8
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Staghorn Sumac
Rhus typhina
caterpillars
33
bees
1
hosts
3
food
42
flowers
91
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Smooth Sumac
Rhus glabra
caterpillars
32
bees
1
hosts
3
food
39
flowers
178
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Shining Sumac
Rhus copallinum
caterpillars
31
bees
1
hosts
2
food
47
flowers
136
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Evergreen Sumac
Rhus virens
caterpillars
22
hosts
3
food
24
flowers
17
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Little Leaf Sumac
Rhus microphylla
caterpillars
21
hosts
4
food
24
flowers
38
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Prairie Flameleaf Sumac
Rhus lanceolata
caterpillars
21
hosts
2
food
24
flowers
21
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Ohio Buckeye
Aesculus glabra
caterpillars
19
hosts
4
food
6
flowers
52
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Yellow Buckeye
Aesculus flava
caterpillars
17
hosts
1
food
3
flowers
10
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Red Buckeye
Aesculus pavia
caterpillars
14
hosts
2
food
4
flowers
18
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Laurel Sumac
Malosma laurina
caterpillars
14
food
12
flowers
53
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Painted Buckeye
Aesculus sylvatica
caterpillars
12
food
3
flowers
7
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Common Hoptree
Ptelea trifoliata
caterpillars
11
food
3
flowers
51
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Lime Prickly-ash
Zanthoxylum fagara
caterpillars
8
food
9
flowers
8
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California Buckeye
Aesculus californica
caterpillars
7
hosts
1
food
13
flowers
65
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Sugar Bush
Rhus ovata
caterpillars
7
food
18
flowers
37
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Northern Prickly Ash
Zanthoxylum americanum
caterpillars
7
food
3
flowers
51
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Lemonade Berry
Rhus integrifolia
caterpillars
5
hosts
1
food
19
flowers
48
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Hercules' Club
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis
caterpillars
5
flowers
3
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Limestone Prickly Ash
Zanthoxylum hirsutum
caterpillars
4
food
1
flowers
2
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American Smoketree
Cotinus obovatus
caterpillars
4
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Poison Sumac
Toxicodendron vernix
caterpillars
3
hosts
1
food
2
flowers
1
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Gumbo Limbo
Bursera simaruba
caterpillars
3
food
60
flowers
11
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Akeake
Dodonaea viscosa
caterpillars
3
food
2
flowers
2
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West Indian Satinwood
Zanthoxylum flavum
caterpillars
3
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Wingleaf Soapberry
Sapindus saponaria
caterpillars
2
food
2
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Kukaemoa
Melicope clusiifolia
caterpillars
2
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Western Hoptree
Ptelea crenulata
caterpillars
1
food
6
flowers
2
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Poisonwood
Metopium toxiferum
caterpillars
1
food
4
flowers
2
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Elephant Tree
Bursera microphylla
caterpillars
1
food
1
flowers
3
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Inkwood
Exothea paniculata
caterpillars
1
flowers
1
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Sea Torchwood
Amyris elemifera
caterpillars
1
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Cupania glabra
food
9
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Mexican Buckeye
Ungnadia speciosa
flowers
6
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Amargosa
Castela erecta
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Emory's Crucifixion-thorn
Castela emoryi
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Barreta
Helietta parvifolia
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Mexican Pistache
Pistacia mexicana