Top native honeysuckles, moschatels, and allies
27 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Perfoliate Tinker's-weed
Triosteum perfoliatum
caterpillars
2
flowers
19
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Orange-fruited Horse Gentian
Triosteum aurantiacum
caterpillars
2
flowers
1
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Sitka Valerian
Valeriana sitchensis
caterpillars
1
food
1
flowers
31
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Shortspur Seablush
Plectritis congesta
caterpillars
1
flowers
76
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Beaked Cornsalad
Valerianella radiata
caterpillars
1
flowers
21
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Longhorn Seablush
Plectritis macrocera
caterpillars
1
flowers
8
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Edible Valerian
Valeriana edulis
caterpillars
1
flowers
8
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Benjamin Franklin Bush
Valerianella ozarkana
caterpillars
1
flowers
8
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Western Valerian
Valeriana occidentalis
caterpillars
1
flowers
3
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Arizona Valerian
Valeriana arizonica
caterpillars
1
flowers
3
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Sharpleaf Valerian
Valeriana acutiloba
caterpillars
1
flowers
3
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Longspur Seablush
Plectritis ciliosa
caterpillars
1
flowers
1
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Northern Corn Salad
Valerianella umbilicata
caterpillars
1
flowers
1
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Goosefoot Cornsalad
Valerianella chenopodiifolia
caterpillars
1
flowers
1
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Yellow Horse-gentian
Triosteum angustifolium
caterpillars
1
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Twinflower
Linnaea borealis
hosts
1
food
6
flowers
20
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Moschatel
Adoxa moschatellina
food
5
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California Valerian
Valeriana californica
flowers
4
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Capitate Valerian
Valeriana capitata
flowers
3
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Wenatchee Valerian
Valeriana columbiana
flowers
3
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Largeflower Valerian
Valeriana pauciflora
flowers
2
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Marsh Valerian
Valeriana uliginosa
flowers
2
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Florida Valerian
Valeriana scandens
flowers
1
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Guadalupe Valerian
Valeriana texana
flowers
1
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Llano Corn-salad
Valerianella texana
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Floriferous Cornflower
Valerianella florifera
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Narrowcell Cornsalad
Valerianella stenocarpa