Top native beardtongues
10 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Foxglove Beardtongue
Penstemon digitalis
caterpillars
6
bees
1
food
3
flowers
63
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Whipple's Penstemon
Penstemon whippleanus
caterpillars
6
food
2
flowers
48
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Bush Penstemon
Penstemon fruticosus
caterpillars
5
bees
1
food
2
flowers
50
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Yellow Beardtongue
Penstemon confertus
caterpillars
5
bees
1
food
2
flowers
49
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Cobaea Beardtongue
Penstemon cobaea
caterpillars
5
food
3
flowers
28
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Sawsepal Beardtongue
Penstemon glaber
caterpillars
5
food
2
flowers
61
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Mountain Blue Penstemon
Penstemon laetus
caterpillars
5
food
1
flowers
43
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Wasatch Beardtongue
Penstemon cyananthus
caterpillars
4
food
3
flowers
37
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Sharpsepal Beardtongue
Penstemon tenuis
caterpillars
3
food
2
flowers
25
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Small's Penstemon
Penstemon smallii
caterpillars
3
food
2
flowers
21