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Top native mule's ears

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

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8 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 2

Soil and water

Moisture

Wet 1

Water use

Medium 1

Soil pH

Neutral 1

Form

Plant type

Perennial 8 Wildflower 8
  • Narrowleaf Mule-ears Wyethia angustifolia caterpillars 2 bees 3 food 9 flowers 34
  • Northern Mule's Ears Wyethia amplexicaulis caterpillars 1 bees 5 food 3 flowers 23
  • Smooth Mule-ears Wyethia glabra caterpillars 1 bees 3 food 3 flowers 13
  • Woolly Mule's Ears Wyethia mollis caterpillars 1 bees 2 food 4 flowers 17
  • Gray Mule-Ears Wyethia helenioides bees 3 food 3 flowers 13
  • Arizona Mule-ears Wyethia arizonica bees 3 food 1 flowers 8
  • Sunflower Mule-ears Wyethia helianthoides bees 2 food 3 flowers 20
  • Humboldt County Wyethia Wyethia longicaulis

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