Top native columbines
21 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Red Columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
caterpillars
6
hosts
1
food
4
flowers
38
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Golden Columbine
Aquilegia chrysantha
caterpillars
2
food
3
flowers
14
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Western Columbine
Aquilegia formosa
caterpillars
1
food
2
flowers
28
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Blue Columbine
Aquilegia coerulea
food
3
flowers
19
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Yellow Columbine
Aquilegia flavescens
food
3
flowers
16
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Western Red Columbine
Aquilegia elegantula
food
3
flowers
11
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Utah Columbine
Aquilegia scopulorum
food
3
flowers
9
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Van Houtte's Columbine
Aquilegia eximia
food
3
flowers
8
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Desert Columbine
Aquilegia desertorum
food
2
flowers
10
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Rocky Mountain Blue Columbine
Aquilegia saximontana
food
2
flowers
10
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Sierra Columbine
Aquilegia pubescens
food
2
flowers
9
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Alcove Columbine
Aquilegia micrantha
food
2
flowers
9
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Desert Columbine
Aquilegia shockleyi
food
2
flowers
9
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Oil Shale Columbine
Aquilegia barnebyi
food
2
flowers
9
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Foster's Columbine
Aquilegia fosteri
food
2
flowers
7
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Laramie Columbine
Aquilegia laramiensis
food
1
flowers
10
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Jones' Columbine
Aquilegia jonesii
food
1
flowers
8
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Longspur Columbine
Aquilegia longissima
food
1
flowers
7
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Atwood's Columbine
Aquilegia atwoodii
food
1
flowers
7
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Aquilegia holmgrenii
food
1
flowers
7
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Desolation Columbine
Aquilegia desolaticola
food
1
flowers
7