order
Mints, Plantains, Olives, and Allies
Lamiales
Field notes
Children
- Plantain Family 310 native
- Mint Family 259 native
- Broomrape Family 216 native
- Lopseed Family 120 native
- Acanthus Family 45 native
- Verbena Family 42 native
- Olive Family 28 native
- Bladderwort Family 26 native
- Figwort Family 19 native
- Bignonia Family 7 native
- Lindernia Family 5 native
- Unicorn Plant Family 4 native
- Gesneria Family 3 native
- Tetrachondra Family 1 native
- Stilbe Family
- Schlegelia Family
- Foxglove Tree Family
- Mazus Family
- Pedalium Family
- Rainbow Plants
- Slipper-flower Family
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native mints, plantains, olives, and allies All
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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Woolly Plantain
Plantago patagonica
caterpillars
42
hosts
2
food
6
flowers
8
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Sea Plantain
Plantago maritima
caterpillars
41
hosts
2
food
8
flowers
9
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Redseed Plantain
Plantago rhodosperma
caterpillars
40
hosts
2
food
3
flowers
7
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Coastal Plantain
Plantago elongata
caterpillars
39
hosts
2
food
5
flowers
7
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American Plantain
Plantago rugelii
caterpillars
38
hosts
1
food
5
flowers
10