Top native checkerblooms
26 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Oregon Checker-mallow
Sidalcea oregana
caterpillars
5
bees
2
flowers
33
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Checkerbloom
Sidalcea malviflora
caterpillars
4
bees
2
food
2
flowers
16
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Fringed Checkerbloom
Sidalcea diploscypha
caterpillars
4
bees
2
food
2
flowers
6
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Southern Checkerbloom
Sidalcea sparsifolia
caterpillars
4
bees
2
food
1
flowers
17
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Rose Checkermallow
Sidalcea virgata
caterpillars
4
bees
2
flowers
27
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Meadow Checker-mallow
Sidalcea campestris
caterpillars
4
bees
2
flowers
13
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Waxy Checkerbloom
Sidalcea glaucescens
caterpillars
4
bees
2
flowers
10
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Salt Spring Checkerbloom
Sidalcea neomexicana
caterpillars
4
bees
2
flowers
8
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Henderson's Checker-mallow
Sidalcea hendersonii
caterpillars
4
bees
2
flowers
7
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Nelson's Checkermallow
Sidalcea nelsoniana
caterpillars
4
bees
2
flowers
7
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Annual Checkerbloom
Sidalcea calycosa
caterpillars
4
bees
2
flowers
6
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Cusick's Checkerbloom
Sidalcea cusickii
caterpillars
4
bees
2
flowers
6
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Hartweg's Checkerbloom
Sidalcea hartwegii
caterpillars
4
bees
2
flowers
6
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Harsh Checkermallow
Sidalcea asprella
caterpillars
4
bees
2
flowers
6
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Hairy Checkerbloom
Sidalcea hirsuta
caterpillars
4
bees
2
flowers
6
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Cut-leaf Checkerbloom
Sidalcea multifida
caterpillars
4
bees
2
flowers
6
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Sierra Checkerbloom
Sidalcea reptans
caterpillars
4
bees
2
flowers
6
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Prairie Mallow
Sidalcea candida
caterpillars
4
bees
2
flowers
5
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Hairy-stemmed Checker-mallow
Sidalcea hirtipes
caterpillars
4
bees
2
flowers
5
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Chaparral Checkerbloom
Sidalcea hickmanii
caterpillars
4
bees
2
flowers
5
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Big Bear Checkerbloom
Sidalcea pedata
flowers
1
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Butte County Checkerbloom
Sidalcea robusta
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Keck's Checkerbloom
Sidalcea keckii
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Maple-leaved Checkerbloom
Sidalcea malachroides
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Marsh Checkerbloom
Sidalcea ranunculacea
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Giant Checkerbloom
Sidalcea gigantea