Top native olive family members
28 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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White Ash
Fraxinus americana
caterpillars
114
hosts
29
food
34
flowers
37
shelter
2
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Green Ash
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
caterpillars
112
hosts
29
food
39
flowers
8
shelter
4
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Black Ash
Fraxinus nigra
caterpillars
99
hosts
25
food
27
flowers
5
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Biltmore Ash
Fraxinus biltmoreana
caterpillars
92
hosts
21
food
23
flowers
4
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Pumpkin Ash
Fraxinus profunda
caterpillars
92
hosts
20
food
23
flowers
4
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Blue Ash
Fraxinus quadrangulata
caterpillars
88
hosts
20
food
22
flowers
4
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Carolina Ash
Fraxinus caroliniana
caterpillars
83
hosts
18
food
22
flowers
4
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Texas Ash
Fraxinus albicans
caterpillars
78
hosts
18
food
20
flowers
4
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Velvet Ash
Fraxinus velutina
caterpillars
72
hosts
20
food
26
flowers
4
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Fragrant Ash
Fraxinus cuspidata
caterpillars
49
hosts
4
food
17
flowers
4
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Oregon Ash
Fraxinus latifolia
caterpillars
36
hosts
12
food
20
flowers
2
shelter
2
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California Ash
Fraxinus dipetala
caterpillars
28
hosts
7
food
14
flowers
1
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Single-leaf Ash
Fraxinus anomala
caterpillars
26
hosts
2
food
10
flowers
2
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Chaparral Ash
Fraxinus parryi
caterpillars
13
hosts
3
food
7
flowers
1
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White Fringetree
Chionanthus virginicus
caterpillars
6
food
1
flowers
2
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Downy Forestiera
Forestiera pubescens
caterpillars
2
food
4
flowers
14
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Narrowleaf Forestiera
Forestiera angustifolia
caterpillars
2
food
2
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American Olive
Cartrema americanum
caterpillars
1
food
21
flowers
1
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Rough Menodora
Menodora scabra
caterpillars
1
food
1
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Florida Forestiera
Forestiera segregata
caterpillars
1
flowers
1
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Pygmy Fringetree
Chionanthus pygmaeus
caterpillars
1
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Eastern Swamp Forestiera
Forestiera acuminata
food
1
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Southern Glade Forestiera
Forestiera ligustrina
flowers
1
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Spiny Menodora
Menodora spinescens
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Netleaf Forestiera
Forestiera reticulata
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Scrub Wild Olive
Cartrema floridanum
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Olopua
Nestegis sandwicensis
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Godfrey's Forestiera
Forestiera godfreyi