Top native indian paintbrushes
106 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Purple Owl's-clover
Castilleja exserta
caterpillars
6
food
1
flowers
21
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Coast Paintbrush
Castilleja affinis
caterpillars
6
food
1
flowers
14
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Northwestern Paintbrush
Castilleja angustifolia
caterpillars
5
food
2
flowers
13
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Wyoming Paintbrush
Castilleja linariifolia
caterpillars
5
food
1
flowers
18
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Wavyleaf Paintbrush
Castilleja applegatei
caterpillars
5
food
1
flowers
17
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Wholeleaf Paintbrush
Castilleja integra
caterpillars
5
flowers
16
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Felt Paintbrush
Castilleja foliolosa
caterpillars
4
food
3
flowers
17
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Giant Red Paintbrush
Castilleja miniata
caterpillars
4
food
1
flowers
32
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Dense-flowered Owl's-clover
Castilleja densiflora
caterpillars
4
food
1
flowers
19
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Wight's Paintbrush
Castilleja wightii
caterpillars
4
food
1
flowers
13
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Woolly Paintbrush
Castilleja lanata
caterpillars
4
flowers
8
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Camp Martin Paintbrush
Castilleja martini
caterpillars
3
food
1
flowers
16
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Hairy Paintbrush
Castilleja pilosa
caterpillars
3
food
1
flowers
15
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Dwarf Paintbrush
Castilleja nana
caterpillars
3
food
1
flowers
14
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Cut-leaved Paintbrush
Castilleja lacera
caterpillars
3
food
1
flowers
14
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Lemmon's Paintbrush
Castilleja lemmonii
caterpillars
3
food
1
flowers
13
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Yellow Paintbrush
Castilleja flava
caterpillars
3
flowers
11
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Northern Paintbrush
Castilleja septentrionalis
caterpillars
3
flowers
10
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Purple Paintbrush
Castilleja purpurea
caterpillars
3
flowers
5
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Cream Sacs
Castilleja rubicundula
caterpillars
2
food
2
flowers
15
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Desert Paintbrush
Castilleja chromosa
caterpillars
2
food
1
flowers
18
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Seep Paintbrush
Castilleja minor
caterpillars
2
food
1
flowers
18
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Harsh Paintbrush
Castilleja hispida
caterpillars
2
food
1
flowers
16
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Valley Tassels
Castilleja attenuata
caterpillars
2
food
1
flowers
16
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Longleaf Paintbrush
Castilleja subinclusa
caterpillars
2
food
1
flowers
16
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Hairy Owl's Clover
Castilleja tenuis
caterpillars
2
food
1
flowers
16
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Cobwebby Paintbrush
Castilleja arachnoidea
caterpillars
2
food
1
flowers
15
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Linear-lobed Owl's-clover
Castilleja lineariloba
caterpillars
2
food
1
flowers
15
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San Clemente Island Paintbrush
Castilleja grisea
caterpillars
2
food
1
flowers
15
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Salmon Creek Paintbrush
Castilleja praeterita
caterpillars
2
food
1
flowers
15
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Field Owl's-clover
Castilleja campestris
caterpillars
2
food
1
flowers
14
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Ash-gray Paintbrush
Castilleja cinerea
caterpillars
2
food
1
flowers
14
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Distichous Paintbrush
Castilleja disticha
caterpillars
2
food
1
flowers
14
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Monterey Paintbrush
Castilleja latifolia
caterpillars
2
food
1
flowers
13
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Frosted Paintbrush
Castilleja pruinosa
caterpillars
2
food
1
flowers
13
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Mojave Paintbrush
Castilleja plagiotoma
caterpillars
2
food
1
flowers
13
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Mountain Paintbrush
Castilleja parviflora
caterpillars
2
food
1
flowers
12
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Johnny-nip
Castilleja ambigua
caterpillars
2
food
1
flowers
12
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Short-lobed Paintbrush
Castilleja brevilobata
caterpillars
2
food
1
flowers
12
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Split-haired Paintbrush
Castilleja schizotricha
caterpillars
2
food
1
flowers
12
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Mendocino Coast Paintbrush
Castilleja mendocinensis
caterpillars
2
food
1
flowers
11
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Littoral Paintbrush
Castilleja litoralis
caterpillars
2
food
1
flowers
11
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Peirson's Paintbrush
Castilleja peirsonii
caterpillars
2
food
1
flowers
11
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Lassen Paintbrush
Castilleja lassenensis
caterpillars
2
food
1
flowers
11
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Short-styled Owl's-clover
Castilleja brevistyla
caterpillars
2
food
1
flowers
11
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Island Paintbrush
Castilleja hololeuca
caterpillars
2
food
1
flowers
10
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Siskiyou Paintbrush
Castilleja elata
caterpillars
2
food
1
flowers
10
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San Benito Paintbrush
Castilleja benitoensis
caterpillars
2
food
1
flowers
9
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Rhexia-leaved Paintbrush
Castilleja rhexiifolia
caterpillars
2
flowers
15
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Western Paintbrush
Castilleja occidentalis
caterpillars
2
flowers
15