Top native meadowsweets
9 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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White Meadowsweet
Spiraea alba
caterpillars
76
hosts
1
food
16
flowers
283
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Steeplebush
Spiraea tomentosa
caterpillars
63
food
6
flowers
63
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Birch-leaved Spirea
Spiraea betulifolia
caterpillars
59
food
5
flowers
77
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Dwarf Spirea
Spiraea corymbosa
caterpillars
56
food
5
flowers
53
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Rose Spirea
Spiraea douglasii
caterpillars
37
hosts
2
food
3
flowers
54
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Mountain Spirea
Spiraea splendens
caterpillars
32
hosts
1
food
3
flowers
38
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Shinyleaf Meadowsweet
Spiraea lucida
caterpillars
30
food
3
flowers
53
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Steven's Spirea
Spiraea stevenii
caterpillars
8
food
1
flowers
13
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Virginia Meadowsweet
Spiraea virginiana