family
Buttercup Family
Ranunculaceae
Field notes
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native buttercup family members All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Tall Meadow-rue
Thalictrum pubescens
caterpillars
13
hosts
1
food
2
flowers
22
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Western White Clematis
Clematis ligusticifolia
caterpillars
11
hosts
1
food
2
flowers
66
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Purple Meadow-rue
Thalictrum dasycarpum
caterpillars
9
hosts
1
food
3
flowers
21
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Rue Anemone
Thalictrum thalictroides
caterpillars
9
hosts
1
food
2
flowers
42
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Early Meadow-rue
Thalictrum dioicum
caterpillars
9
hosts
1
food
1
flowers
4
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Waxy Meadow-rue
Thalictrum revolutum
caterpillars
9
hosts
1
food
1
flowers
4
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Veiny Meadow-rue
Thalictrum venulosum
caterpillars
8
hosts
1
food
1
flowers
3
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Mountain Meadow-rue
Thalictrum clavatum
caterpillars
8
hosts
1
food
1
flowers
3
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Leathery Meadow-rue
Thalictrum coriaceum
caterpillars
8
hosts
1
food
1
flowers
2
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Purple Clematis
Clematis occidentalis
caterpillars
7
hosts
1
food
3
flowers
18
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Hairy Clematis
Clematis hirsutissima
caterpillars
7
hosts
1
food
2
flowers
12
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Red Columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
caterpillars
6
hosts
1
food
4
flowers
38
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Blue Clematis
Clematis columbiana
caterpillars
6
hosts
1
food
2
flowers
15
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Virgin's-bower
Clematis virginiana
caterpillars
5
hosts
1
food
7
flowers
59
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Vase-vine Leatherflower
Clematis viorna
caterpillars
5
hosts
1
food
2
flowers
16