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Carrots, Ivies, and Allies
Apiales
Field notes
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native carrots, ivies, and allies All
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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Yellow Pimpernel
Taenidia integerrima
caterpillars
6
bees
1
flowers
68
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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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Purple-stemmed Angelica
Angelica atropurpurea
caterpillars
5
food
2
flowers
78
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Mountain Sweet Cicely
Osmorhiza berteroi
caterpillars
5
food
1
flowers
1
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Southern Umbrellawort
Tauschia arguta
caterpillars
5
flowers
1
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Sea-watch
Angelica lucida
caterpillars
4
hosts
1
food
1
flowers
17
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Fernleaf Biscuitroot
Lomatium dissectum
caterpillars
4
food
4
flowers
20
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Water Parsnip
Sium suave
caterpillars
4
food
3
flowers
107
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Sierra Biscuitroot
Lomatium torreyi
caterpillars
4
food
3
flowers
11
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Barestem Biscuitroot
Lomatium nudicaule
caterpillars
4
food
2
flowers
52
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Lyall's Angelica
Angelica arguta
caterpillars
4
food
2
flowers
26
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Henderson's Angelica
Angelica hendersonii
caterpillars
3
hosts
2
food
5
flowers
10