Top native evening-primroses
52 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Velvetweed
Oenothera curtiflora
caterpillars
19
bees
8
hosts
1
food
9
flowers
48
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Tall Evening Primrose
Oenothera elata
caterpillars
19
bees
6
hosts
1
food
9
flowers
75
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Hairy Evening Primrose
Oenothera villosa
caterpillars
18
bees
8
hosts
1
food
11
flowers
52
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Common Evening-primrose
Oenothera biennis
caterpillars
18
bees
6
hosts
2
food
12
flowers
88
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Biennial Beeblossom
Oenothera gaura
caterpillars
17
bees
7
hosts
1
food
8
flowers
64
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Yellow Evening Primrose
Oenothera flava
caterpillars
17
bees
5
hosts
1
food
8
flowers
43
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White-stem Evening Primrose
Oenothera albicaulis
caterpillars
16
bees
7
hosts
1
food
9
flowers
45
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Cutleaf Evening Primrose
Oenothera laciniata
caterpillars
16
bees
6
hosts
1
food
11
flowers
50
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Yellow Sundrops
Oenothera serrulata
caterpillars
16
bees
6
hosts
1
food
8
flowers
46
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Longflower Beeblossom
Oenothera filiformis
caterpillars
16
bees
3
hosts
1
food
7
flowers
44
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Lavenderleaf Sundrops
Oenothera lavandulifolia
caterpillars
15
bees
7
hosts
1
food
9
flowers
41
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Narrow-leaved Sundrops
Oenothera fruticosa
caterpillars
15
bees
3
hosts
1
food
7
flowers
73
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Yellow Sundrops
Oenothera tetragona
caterpillars
15
bees
2
hosts
1
food
7
flowers
42
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Northern Evening-primrose
Oenothera parviflora
caterpillars
15
bees
1
hosts
1
food
13
flowers
44
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Small Sundrops
Oenothera perennis
caterpillars
15
bees
1
hosts
1
food
7
flowers
41
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Oakes' Evening-primrose
Oenothera oakesiana
caterpillars
15
bees
1
hosts
1
food
6
flowers
38
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Desert Evening-primrose
Oenothera primiveris
caterpillars
14
bees
6
hosts
1
food
9
flowers
35
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Fragrant Evening Primrose
Oenothera cespitosa
caterpillars
14
bees
6
hosts
1
food
7
flowers
46
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Pinkladies
Oenothera speciosa
caterpillars
14
bees
5
hosts
1
food
14
flowers
89
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Meadow Evening Primrose
Oenothera pilosella
caterpillars
14
bees
2
hosts
1
food
7
flowers
41
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Lesser Four-point Evening-primrose
Oenothera clelandii
caterpillars
14
bees
1
hosts
1
food
6
flowers
36
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Pale Evening Primrose
Oenothera pallida
caterpillars
13
bees
6
hosts
1
food
9
flowers
42
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Fourpoint Evening Primrose
Oenothera rhombipetala
caterpillars
13
bees
6
hosts
1
food
8
flowers
44
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Stemless Evening Primrose
Oenothera triloba
caterpillars
13
bees
5
hosts
1
food
9
flowers
42
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Bigfruit Evening Primrose
Oenothera macrocarpa
caterpillars
13
bees
5
hosts
1
food
8
flowers
47
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Howard's Evening Primrose
Oenothera howardii
caterpillars
13
bees
3
hosts
1
food
7
flowers
31
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White-stemmed Evening-primrose
Oenothera nuttallii
caterpillars
13
bees
3
hosts
1
food
6
flowers
36
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Seabeach Evening-primrose
Oenothera humifusa
caterpillars
13
bees
1
hosts
1
food
7
flowers
38
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Nodding Evening-Primose
Oenothera nutans
caterpillars
13
bees
1
hosts
1
food
5
flowers
35
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Shale Barren Evening Primrose
Oenothera argillicola
caterpillars
13
bees
1
hosts
1
food
4
flowers
32
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Scarlet Beeblossom
Oenothera suffrutescens
caterpillars
12
bees
5
hosts
1
food
11
flowers
48
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Crownleaf Evening Primrose
Oenothera coronopifolia
caterpillars
12
bees
5
hosts
1
food
7
flowers
33
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Rose Evening Primrose
Oenothera rosea
caterpillars
12
bees
1
hosts
1
food
9
flowers
29
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Slenderstalk Beeblossom
Oenothera filipes
caterpillars
12
hosts
1
food
6
flowers
32
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Clockweed
Oenothera lindheimeri
caterpillars
11
bees
5
hosts
1
food
8
flowers
41
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Threadleaf Evening Primrose
Oenothera linifolia
caterpillars
11
bees
2
hosts
1
food
7
flowers
37
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Birdcage Evening Primrose
Oenothera deltoides
caterpillars
11
bees
2
hosts
1
food
6
flowers
33
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Variableleaf Evening Primrose
Oenothera heterophylla
caterpillars
11
bees
1
hosts
1
food
7
flowers
26
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California Evening Primrose
Oenothera avita
caterpillars
10
bees
3
hosts
1
food
6
flowers
28
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Arkansas Valley Evening-Primose
Oenothera harringtonii
caterpillars
10
bees
1
hosts
1
food
6
flowers
22
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Southern Beeblossom
Oenothera simulans
caterpillars
10
hosts
1
food
6
flowers
28
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Riverbank Sundrops
Oenothera riparia
caterpillars
9
hosts
1
food
5
flowers
29
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South American Evening Primrose
Oenothera pubescens
caterpillars
8
bees
2
hosts
1
food
7
flowers
25
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Cory's Evening-primrose
Oenothera coryi
caterpillars
8
bees
1
hosts
1
food
8
flowers
14
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Demaree's Beeblossom
Oenothera demareei
caterpillars
8
bees
1
hosts
1
food
7
flowers
28
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Engelmann's Evening Primrose
Oenothera engelmannii
caterpillars
7
bees
4
hosts
1
food
8
flowers
17
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Woodyfruit Evening Primrose
Oenothera xylocarpa
caterpillars
5
bees
1
hosts
1
food
5
flowers
14
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Wolf's Evening Primrose
Oenothera wolfii
caterpillars
5
hosts
1
food
5
flowers
13
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Long-stem Evening-primrose
Oenothera longissima
caterpillars
3
bees
1
hosts
1
food
6
flowers
17
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Murdock's Evening Primrose
Oenothera murdockii
caterpillars
2
food
5
flowers
11