Top native nightshade family members
75 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Silverleaf Nightshade
Solanum elaeagnifolium
caterpillars
37
bees
1
hosts
2
food
21
flowers
38
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American Black Nightshade
Solanum americanum
caterpillars
36
bees
1
hosts
2
food
34
flowers
22
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Carolina Horsenettle
Solanum carolinense
caterpillars
35
hosts
3
food
23
flowers
36
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Eastern Black Nightshade
Solanum emulans
caterpillars
34
bees
1
hosts
1
food
20
flowers
18
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Buffalo-bur
Solanum rostratum
caterpillars
33
bees
1
hosts
1
food
19
flowers
16
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Western Horsenettle
Solanum dimidiatum
caterpillars
30
bees
1
hosts
1
food
17
flowers
12
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Potato Tree
Solanum erianthum
caterpillars
28
hosts
1
food
20
flowers
12
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Cockroach Berry
Solanum capsicoides
caterpillars
26
hosts
1
food
16
flowers
6
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Indian Tobacco
Nicotiana quadrivalvis
caterpillars
25
food
4
flowers
7
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Glowing Nightshade
Solanum pseudogracile
caterpillars
24
hosts
1
food
14
flowers
6
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Greenspot Nightshade
Solanum douglasii
caterpillars
23
bees
1
hosts
2
food
17
flowers
15
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Purple Nightshade
Solanum xanti
caterpillars
23
hosts
2
food
20
flowers
21
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Wild Potato
Solanum jamesii
caterpillars
23
bees
1
hosts
1
food
16
flowers
12
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Melonleaf Horsenettle
Solanum heterodoxum
caterpillars
22
bees
1
hosts
1
food
16
flowers
12
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Desert Tobacco
Nicotiana obtusifolia
caterpillars
22
food
4
flowers
8
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Bluewitch Nightshade
Solanum umbelliferum
caterpillars
21
hosts
2
food
16
flowers
9
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Mullein Nightshade
Solanum donianum
caterpillars
21
food
13
flowers
4
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Chili Pepper
Capsicum annuum
caterpillars
20
food
13
flowers
27
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Parish's Nightshade
Solanum parishii
caterpillars
18
hosts
2
food
12
flowers
12
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Inland Nightshade
Solanum interius
caterpillars
18
hosts
1
food
15
flowers
12
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Coyote Tobacco
Nicotiana attenuata
caterpillars
17
food
3
flowers
3
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Cleveland's Tobacco
Nicotiana clevelandii
caterpillars
15
food
1
flowers
3
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Solanum setigeroides
caterpillars
14
bees
1
hosts
1
food
16
flowers
9
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Tabasco Pepper
Capsicum frutescens
caterpillars
12
food
3
flowers
2
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Cutleaf Groundcherry
Physalis angulata
caterpillars
7
bees
3
hosts
1
food
6
flowers
9
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Downy Thorn-apple
Datura innoxia
caterpillars
7
food
9
flowers
3
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Hairy Groundcherry
Physalis pubescens
caterpillars
6
bees
4
hosts
1
food
4
flowers
4
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Ivyleaf Groundcherry
Physalis hederifolia
caterpillars
5
bees
2
hosts
1
food
5
flowers
5
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Sharpleaf Groundcherry
Physalis acutifolia
caterpillars
5
bees
2
food
4
flowers
14
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Desert Thorn-apple
Datura discolor
caterpillars
5
hosts
2
food
4
flowers
5
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Sacred Datura
Datura wrightii
caterpillars
5
hosts
1
food
7
flowers
38
shelter
1
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Thickleaf Groundcherry
Physalis crassifolia
caterpillars
5
food
3
flowers
7
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Long-leaved Groundcherry
Physalis longifolia
caterpillars
4
bees
5
hosts
1
food
4
flowers
20
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Clammy Groundcherry
Physalis heterophylla
caterpillars
4
bees
4
hosts
1
food
5
flowers
8
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Strawberry Groundcherry
Physalis grisea
caterpillars
4
bees
4
hosts
1
food
4
flowers
5
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Virginia Groundcherry
Physalis virginiana
caterpillars
4
bees
4
hosts
1
food
3
flowers
21
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Dwarf Groundcherry
Physalis pumila
caterpillars
4
bees
3
hosts
1
food
4
flowers
18
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New Mexican Groundcherry
Physalis neomexicana
caterpillars
4
bees
2
hosts
1
food
2
flowers
3
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Dune Groundcherry
Physalis walteri
caterpillars
4
bees
2
food
4
flowers
4
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Heart Leaf Groundcherry
Physalis cordata
caterpillars
4
bees
2
food
4
flowers
4
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Coastal Groundcherry
Physalis angustifolia
caterpillars
4
bees
2
food
3
flowers
4
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Cypresshead Groundcherry
Physalis arenicola
caterpillars
4
bees
2
food
3
flowers
3
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Fendler's Groundcherry
Physalis fendleri
caterpillars
4
bees
2
food
2
flowers
3
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Missouri Groundcherry
Physalis missouriensis
caterpillars
4
bees
1
food
3
flowers
4
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Oak-leaved Thorn-apple
Datura quercifolia
caterpillars
4
food
4
flowers
2
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Sword Groundcherry
Physalis lanceolata
caterpillars
3
bees
1
food
3
flowers
4
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Greenleaf Five-eyes
Chamaesaracha coronopus
caterpillars
1
bees
3
flowers
8
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Anderson Thornbush
Lycium andersonii
caterpillars
1
hosts
1
food
5
flowers
35
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Peach Thorn
Lycium cooperi
caterpillars
1
food
6
flowers
16
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Pale Wolfberry
Lycium pallidum
caterpillars
1
food
6
flowers
9