family
Saxifrage Family
Saxifragaceae
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native saxifrage family members All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Tufted Saxifrage
Saxifraga cespitosa
caterpillars
6
food
5
flowers
1
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Mat Saxifrage
Saxifraga bronchialis
caterpillars
6
food
4
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Wood Saxifrage
Saxifraga mertensiana
caterpillars
5
hosts
1
food
4
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Purple Saxifrage
Saxifraga oppositifolia
caterpillars
5
food
11
flowers
9
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Ascending Saxifrage
Saxifraga adscendens
caterpillars
5
food
10
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Nodding Saxifrage
Saxifraga cernua
caterpillars
5
food
7
flowers
1
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Highland Saxifrage
Saxifraga rivularis
caterpillars
5
food
3
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Prickly Saxifrage
Saxifraga tricuspidata
caterpillars
4
food
2
flowers
1
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Golden Saxifrage
Saxifraga chrysantha
caterpillars
4
food
2
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Spider Saxifrage
Saxifraga flagellaris
caterpillars
4
food
1
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Hillside Woodland Star
Lithophragma heterophyllum
caterpillars
3
food
1
flowers
3
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San Francisco Woodland-star
Lithophragma affine
caterpillars
3
food
1
flowers
2
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Mission Woodland Star
Lithophragma cymbalaria
caterpillars
3
flowers
2
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Crevice Alumroot
Heuchera micrantha
caterpillars
2
hosts
1
flowers
10
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Pygmy Saxifrage
Saxifraga hyperborea
caterpillars
2
food
3