Top native carrot family members
11 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Common Cowparsnip
Heracleum maximum
caterpillars
7
hosts
2
food
15
flowers
219
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Golden Alexanders
Zizia aurea
caterpillars
6
bees
2
food
3
flowers
207
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Heart-leaf Golden Alexanders
Zizia aptera
caterpillars
5
bees
2
flowers
15
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Water Hemlock
Cicuta maculata
caterpillars
5
food
11
flowers
186
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Hairy-jointed Meadow-parsnip
Thaspium barbinode
caterpillars
3
bees
1
food
1
flowers
2
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Rattlesnake Master
Eryngium yuccifolium
caterpillars
2
food
19
flowers
286
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Marsh Rattlesnake Master
Eryngium aquaticum
caterpillars
2
food
1
flowers
58
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Meadow-parsnip
Thaspium trifoliatum
caterpillars
1
bees
1
food
1
flowers
42
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Meadow Alexanders
Zizia trifoliata
caterpillars
1
flowers
6
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Hoary Bowlesia
Bowlesia incana
caterpillars
1
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Mountain Pimpernel
Taenidia montana