family
Primrose Family
Primulaceae
Field notes
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native primrose family members All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Fringed Loosestrife
Lysimachia ciliata
caterpillars
5
bees
4
flowers
27
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Tufted Loosestrife
Lysimachia thyrsiflora
caterpillars
3
bees
4
food
1
flowers
5
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Lowland Loosestrife
Lysimachia hybrida
caterpillars
3
bees
4
flowers
3
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Northern Starflower
Lysimachia borealis
caterpillars
3
bees
3
food
1
flowers
7
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Swamp Candles
Lysimachia terrestris
caterpillars
3
bees
3
flowers
14
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Whorled Loosestrife
Lysimachia quadrifolia
caterpillars
3
bees
3
flowers
3
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Narrow-leaved Loosestrife
Lysimachia quadriflora
caterpillars
2
bees
3
food
1
flowers
14
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Lanceleaf Loosestrife
Lysimachia lanceolata
caterpillars
2
bees
3
flowers
25
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Sea Milkwort
Lysimachia maritima
caterpillars
2
bees
1
flowers
5
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Colicwood
Myrsine cubana
caterpillars
2
food
1
flowers
1
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Henderson's Shooting Star
Primula hendersonii
caterpillars
1
hosts
2
food
3
flowers
12
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Dark-throated Shooting Star
Primula pauciflora
caterpillars
1
hosts
2
food
1
flowers
13
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Sierra Shooting Star
Primula jeffreyi
caterpillars
1
hosts
2
food
1
flowers
10
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Padre's Shooting Star
Primula clevelandii
caterpillars
1
hosts
2
food
1
flowers
8
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Bonneville Shooting Star
Primula conjugens
caterpillars
1
hosts
2
food
1
flowers
8