order
Buttercups, Poppies, and Allies
Ranunculales
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native buttercups, poppies, and allies 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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California Poppy
Eschscholzia californica
caterpillars
6
bees
4
hosts
1
food
17
flowers
140
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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