Top native evening primrose family members
212 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Fireweed
Chamaenerion angustifolium
caterpillars
36
hosts
2
food
19
flowers
177
shelter
1
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Fringed Willowherb
Epilobium ciliatum
caterpillars
28
food
11
flowers
30
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Marsh Willowherb
Epilobium palustre
caterpillars
26
food
9
flowers
4
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Hornemann's Willowherb
Epilobium hornemannii
caterpillars
26
food
4
flowers
5
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Panicled Willowherb
Epilobium brachycarpum
caterpillars
24
food
3
flowers
14
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Pimpernel Willowherb
Epilobium anagallidifolium
caterpillars
23
food
9
flowers
5
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Linear-leaf Willowherb
Epilobium leptophyllum
caterpillars
23
food
3
flowers
5
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Little Willowherb
Epilobium minutum
caterpillars
21
food
3
flowers
7
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Denseflower Willowherb
Epilobium densiflorum
caterpillars
21
food
3
flowers
6
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Glaucous Willowherb
Epilobium glaberrimum
caterpillars
21
food
3
flowers
5
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California Willowherb
Epilobium ravenii
caterpillars
20
food
3
flowers
4
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Yellow Willowherb
Epilobium luteum
caterpillars
20
food
2
flowers
4
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Cinnamon Willowherb
Epilobium coloratum
caterpillars
20
food
2
flowers
2
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Velvetweed
Oenothera curtiflora
caterpillars
19
bees
8
hosts
1
food
9
flowers
48
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Tall Evening Primrose
Oenothera elata
caterpillars
19
bees
6
hosts
1
food
9
flowers
75
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California Fuchsia
Epilobium canum
caterpillars
19
hosts
1
food
3
flowers
47
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Clavate-fruit Willowherb
Epilobium clavatum
caterpillars
19
food
3
flowers
5
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Milkflower Willowherb
Epilobium lactiflorum
caterpillars
19
food
3
flowers
4
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Oregon Willowherb
Epilobium oregonense
caterpillars
19
food
3
flowers
4
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Downy Willowherb
Epilobium densum
caterpillars
19
food
2
flowers
1
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Hairy Evening Primrose
Oenothera villosa
caterpillars
18
bees
8
hosts
1
food
11
flowers
52
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Common Evening-primrose
Oenothera biennis
caterpillars
18
bees
6
hosts
2
food
12
flowers
88
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Biennial Beeblossom
Oenothera gaura
caterpillars
17
bees
7
hosts
1
food
8
flowers
64
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Yellow Evening Primrose
Oenothera flava
caterpillars
17
bees
5
hosts
1
food
8
flowers
43
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Rockfringe Willowherb
Epilobium obcordatum
caterpillars
17
food
3
flowers
4
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Torrey's Willowherb
Epilobium torreyi
caterpillars
17
food
3
flowers
4
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White-stem Evening Primrose
Oenothera albicaulis
caterpillars
16
bees
7
hosts
1
food
9
flowers
45
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Cutleaf Evening Primrose
Oenothera laciniata
caterpillars
16
bees
6
hosts
1
food
11
flowers
50
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Yellow Sundrops
Oenothera serrulata
caterpillars
16
bees
6
hosts
1
food
8
flowers
46
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Longflower Beeblossom
Oenothera filiformis
caterpillars
16
bees
3
hosts
1
food
7
flowers
44
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Siskiyou Fireweed
Epilobium siskiyouense
caterpillars
16
food
3
flowers
4
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Lavenderleaf Sundrops
Oenothera lavandulifolia
caterpillars
15
bees
7
hosts
1
food
9
flowers
41
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Narrow-leaved Sundrops
Oenothera fruticosa
caterpillars
15
bees
3
hosts
1
food
7
flowers
73
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Yellow Sundrops
Oenothera tetragona
caterpillars
15
bees
2
hosts
1
food
7
flowers
42
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Northern Evening-primrose
Oenothera parviflora
caterpillars
15
bees
1
hosts
1
food
13
flowers
44
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Small Sundrops
Oenothera perennis
caterpillars
15
bees
1
hosts
1
food
7
flowers
41
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Oakes' Evening-primrose
Oenothera oakesiana
caterpillars
15
bees
1
hosts
1
food
6
flowers
38
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Desert Evening-primrose
Oenothera primiveris
caterpillars
14
bees
6
hosts
1
food
9
flowers
35
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Fragrant Evening Primrose
Oenothera cespitosa
caterpillars
14
bees
6
hosts
1
food
7
flowers
46
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Pinkladies
Oenothera speciosa
caterpillars
14
bees
5
hosts
1
food
14
flowers
89
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Meadow Evening Primrose
Oenothera pilosella
caterpillars
14
bees
2
hosts
1
food
7
flowers
41
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Lesser Four-point Evening-primrose
Oenothera clelandii
caterpillars
14
bees
1
hosts
1
food
6
flowers
36
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Rocky Mountain Willowherb
Epilobium saximontanum
caterpillars
14
food
2
flowers
4
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Pale Evening Primrose
Oenothera pallida
caterpillars
13
bees
6
hosts
1
food
9
flowers
42
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Fourpoint Evening Primrose
Oenothera rhombipetala
caterpillars
13
bees
6
hosts
1
food
8
flowers
44
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Stemless Evening Primrose
Oenothera triloba
caterpillars
13
bees
5
hosts
1
food
9
flowers
42
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Bigfruit Evening Primrose
Oenothera macrocarpa
caterpillars
13
bees
5
hosts
1
food
8
flowers
47
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Howard's Evening Primrose
Oenothera howardii
caterpillars
13
bees
3
hosts
1
food
7
flowers
31
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White-stemmed Evening-primrose
Oenothera nuttallii
caterpillars
13
bees
3
hosts
1
food
6
flowers
36
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Seabeach Evening-primrose
Oenothera humifusa
caterpillars
13
bees
1
hosts
1
food
7
flowers
38