Top native maples, mangos, mahogany, citrus, and allies
15 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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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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Shining Sumac
Rhus copallinum
caterpillars
31
bees
1
hosts
2
food
47
flowers
136
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Ohio Buckeye
Aesculus glabra
caterpillars
19
hosts
4
food
6
flowers
52
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Bottlebrush Buckeye
Aesculus parviflora
caterpillars
12
food
2
flowers
40
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Eastern Poison Ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
caterpillars
8
hosts
6
food
42
flowers
25
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Poison Sumac
Toxicodendron vernix
caterpillars
3
hosts
1
food
2
flowers
1
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Lesser Balloon Vine
Cardiospermum halicacabum
caterpillars
3
food
2
flowers
4