Top native maples, mangos, mahogany, citrus, and allies
5 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Red Maple
Acer rubrum
caterpillars
179
hosts
20
food
72
flowers
71
shelter
2
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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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Yellow Buckeye
Aesculus flava
caterpillars
17
hosts
1
food
3
flowers
10
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Painted Buckeye
Aesculus sylvatica
caterpillars
12
food
3
flowers
7