Top native pink family members
205 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Longstalk Starwort
Stellaria longipes
caterpillars
11
food
6
flowers
17
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Field Chickweed
Cerastium arvense
caterpillars
7
food
13
flowers
56
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Bering Mouse-ear Chickweed
Cerastium beeringianum
caterpillars
6
food
5
flowers
12
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Nodding Chickweed
Cerastium nutans
caterpillars
6
food
4
flowers
38
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Short-stalked Chickweed
Cerastium brachypodum
caterpillars
6
food
1
flowers
13
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Long-leaved Starwort
Stellaria longifolia
caterpillars
5
food
7
flowers
41
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Boreal Starwort
Stellaria borealis
caterpillars
5
food
6
flowers
17
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Northern Starwort
Stellaria calycantha
caterpillars
5
food
4
flowers
11
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Western Field Mouse-ear Chickweed
Cerastium viride
caterpillars
5
food
2
flowers
10
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Sleepy Catchfly
Silene antirrhina
caterpillars
4
hosts
1
food
5
flowers
5
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Bog Stitchwort
Stellaria alsine
caterpillars
4
food
11
flowers
14
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Star Chickweed
Stellaria pubera
caterpillars
4
food
4
flowers
32
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Tennessee Starwort
Stellaria corei
caterpillars
4
food
4
flowers
13
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Crisp Starwort
Stellaria crispa
caterpillars
4
food
4
flowers
12
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Shining Chickweed
Stellaria nitens
caterpillars
4
food
4
flowers
11
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Sitka Starwort
Stellaria sitchana
caterpillars
4
food
4
flowers
11
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Moss Campion
Silene acaulis
caterpillars
3
food
14
flowers
20
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Creeping Sandwort
Stellaria humifusa
caterpillars
3
food
5
flowers
11
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Cardinal Catchfly
Silene laciniata
caterpillars
3
food
4
flowers
5
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Simple Campion
Silene scouleri
caterpillars
3
food
4
flowers
2
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Starry Campion
Silene stellata
caterpillars
2
hosts
1
food
4
flowers
19
shelter
1
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Snowy Campion
Silene nivea
caterpillars
2
hosts
1
food
4
flowers
13
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Royal Catchfly
Silene regia
caterpillars
2
hosts
1
food
4
flowers
10
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Wild Pink
Silene caroliniana
caterpillars
2
hosts
1
food
4
flowers
7
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Fire Pink
Silene virginica
caterpillars
2
hosts
1
food
4
flowers
6
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Drummond's Campion
Silene drummondii
caterpillars
2
hosts
1
food
4
flowers
4
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Colorado Starwort
Stellaria irrigua
caterpillars
2
food
5
flowers
10
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San Francisco Campion
Silene verecunda
caterpillars
2
food
4
flowers
4
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Menzies' Catchfly
Silene menziesii
caterpillars
2
food
4
flowers
3
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Douglas' Catchfly
Silene douglasii
caterpillars
2
food
4
flowers
2
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Oregon Campion
Silene oregana
caterpillars
2
food
4
flowers
2
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Parry's Campion
Silene parryi
caterpillars
2
food
4
flowers
1
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Round-leaf Catchfly
Silene rotundifolia
caterpillars
1
hosts
1
food
4
flowers
4
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Ovate Catchfly
Silene ovata
caterpillars
1
hosts
1
food
4
flowers
4
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Spalding's Campion
Silene spaldingii
caterpillars
1
food
4
flowers
4
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Apetalous Catchfly
Silene uralensis
caterpillars
1
food
4
flowers
1
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Saltmarsh Sand Spurry
Spergularia marina
caterpillars
1
food
4
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Beach Starwort
Stellaria littoralis
caterpillars
1
food
3
flowers
9
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Hooker's Catchfly
Silene hookeri
caterpillars
1
food
3
flowers
7
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Alaska Starwort
Stellaria alaskana
caterpillars
1
food
3
flowers
3
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Lemmon's Catchfly
Silene lemmonii
caterpillars
1
food
3
flowers
2
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Campanulate Campion
Silene greenei
caterpillars
1
food
3
flowers
2
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Gray's Catchfly
Silene grayi
caterpillars
1
food
3
flowers
2
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Bolander's Catchfly
Silene bolanderi
caterpillars
1
food
3
flowers
2
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Bridges' Catchfly
Silene bridgesii
caterpillars
1
food
3
flowers
2
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Cascade Alpine Campion
Silene suksdorfii
caterpillars
1
food
3
flowers
1
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Sargent's Catchfly
Silene sargentii
caterpillars
1
food
2
flowers
2
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Palmer's Catchfly
Silene bernardina
caterpillars
1
food
2
flowers
2
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Nelson's Silene
Silene nelsonii
caterpillars
1
food
2
flowers
2
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Klamath Mountain Catchfly
Silene salmonacea
caterpillars
1
food
2
flowers
2