Top native cacti

130 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

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130 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 32 Part shade 3

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 36 Well drained 6 Moist 1

Water use

Low 34 Medium 1

Soil

Rocky 6 Sand 5 Loam 2 Clay 1

Soil pH

Acid 2 Neutral 1 Alkaline 1

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Deer resistant

Resists

Heat 4 Dry soil 3 Salt 3 Poor soil 2 Rabbits 2 Humidity 1

Form

Habit

Prostrate 4 Clumping 3 Creeping 2 Erect 2 Dense 1 Mounding 1 Rounded 1 Spreading 1

Plant type

Perennial 102 Shrub 99 Succulent 6 Ground cover 2 Edible 1 Herbaceous perennial 1 Poisonous 1 Tree 1 Vine 1