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Top native brittlebushes

8 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

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8 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 2

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 1

Water use

Low 1

Form

Plant type

Perennial 7 Shrub 5 Wildflower 2
  • Brittlebush Encelia farinosa caterpillars 3 bees 12 hosts 5 food 10 flowers 156
  • California Brittlebush Encelia californica caterpillars 3 bees 8 hosts 2 food 8 flowers 178
  • Acton Brittlebush Encelia actoni caterpillars 1 bees 9 hosts 1 food 1 flowers 59
  • Button Brittlebush Encelia frutescens caterpillars 1 bees 9 hosts 1 food 1 flowers 6
  • Virgin River Brittlebush Encelia virginensis caterpillars 1 bees 7 hosts 1 food 1 flowers 2
  • Sticky Brittlebush Encelia resinifera caterpillars 1 bees 3 food 1 flowers 2
  • Onehead Brittlebush Encelia scaposa caterpillars 1 bees 3 food 1 flowers 2
  • Nodding Sunray Encelia nutans bees 6 food 1 flowers 2

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