Top native maples, mangos, mahogany, citrus, and allies
17 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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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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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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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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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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Red Buckeye
Aesculus pavia
caterpillars
14
hosts
2
food
4
flowers
18
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Common Hoptree
Ptelea trifoliata
caterpillars
11
food
3
flowers
51
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California Buckeye
Aesculus californica
caterpillars
7
hosts
1
food
13
flowers
65
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Hercules' Club
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis
caterpillars
5
flowers
3
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Littlefruit Slipplejack
Serjania brachycarpa
caterpillars
2
food
1
flowers
8