family
Laurels
Lauraceae
Field notes
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native laurels All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Sassafras
Sassafras albidum
caterpillars
28
hosts
3
food
33
flowers
52
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Northern Spicebush
Lindera benzoin
caterpillars
11
hosts
1
food
34
flowers
30
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Redbay
Tamala borbonia
caterpillars
8
food
22
flowers
8
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Lancewood
Damburneya coriacea
caterpillars
4
food
39
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California Bay
Umbellularia californica
caterpillars
2
hosts
1
food
12
flowers
7
shelter
1
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Southern Spicebush
Lindera melissifolia
caterpillars
2
flowers
1
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Swamp Redbay
Tamala palustris
caterpillars
1
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Silk Bay
Tamala humilis
flowers
6
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Pondspice
Litsea aestivalis
flowers
2
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Laurel Dodder
Cassytha filiformis
flowers
1
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Bog Spicebush
Lindera subcoriacea
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Mann Cryptocarya
Cryptocarya mannii