Top native sandalwoods, mistletoes, and allies
44 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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American Mistletoe
Phoradendron leucarpum
caterpillars
6
food
23
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Oak Mistletoe
Phoradendron villosum
caterpillars
4
food
7
flowers
2
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Mesquite Mistletoe
Phoradendron californicum
caterpillars
3
food
6
flowers
27
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Bastard Toadflax
Comandra umbellata
caterpillars
3
flowers
52
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Juniper Mistletoe
Phoradendron juniperinum
caterpillars
2
food
6
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Broadleaf Mistletoe
Phoradendron macrophyllum
caterpillars
2
food
3
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Southwestern Dwarf-Mistletoe
Arceuthobium vaginatum
caterpillars
2
food
3
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Fir Dwarf-Mistletoe
Arceuthobium abietinum
caterpillars
2
food
3
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Western Dwarf-Mistletoe
Arceuthobium campylopodum
caterpillars
2
food
2
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Dense Mistletoe
Phoradendron densum
caterpillars
2
food
2
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Lodgepole Pine Dwarf-Mistletoe
Arceuthobium americanum
caterpillars
2
food
2
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Pinyon Dwarf-Mistletoe
Arceuthobium divaricatum
caterpillars
2
food
2
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Fir Mistletoe
Phoradendron pauciflorum
caterpillars
2
food
2
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Hemlock Dwarf-mistletoe
Arceuthobium tsugense
caterpillars
2
food
2
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Limber Pine Dwarf-Mistletoe
Arceuthobium cyanocarpum
caterpillars
2
food
2
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Incense Cedar Mistletoe
Phoradendron libocedri
caterpillars
2
food
2
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Douglas-Fir Dwarf-Mistletoe
Arceuthobium douglasii
caterpillars
2
food
2
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Larch Dwarf-mistletoe
Arceuthobium laricis
caterpillars
2
food
2
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Gray Pine Dwarf-mistletoe
Arceuthobium occidentale
caterpillars
2
food
1
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Coastal Dwarf-Mistletoe
Arceuthobium littorum
caterpillars
2
food
1
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Knobcone Pine Dwarf-Mistletoe
Arceuthobium siskiyouense
caterpillars
2
food
1
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Western White Pine Dwarf-Mistletoe
Arceuthobium monticola
caterpillars
2
food
1
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Hog Plum
Ximenia americana
caterpillars
1
food
1
flowers
12
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ʻIliahi Aloʻe
Santalum ellipticum
food
3
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'Iliahi
Santalum haleakalae
food
2
flowers
3
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Eastern Dwarf-mistletoe
Arceuthobium pusillum
food
1
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Leechbrush
Nestronia umbellula
flowers
1
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Buffalo-nut
Pyrularia pubera
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Northern Comandra
Geocaulon lividum
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‘Iliahi
Santalum paniculatum
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Kaumahana
Korthalsella complanata
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Piratebush
Buckleya distichophylla
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Graytwig
Schoepfia schreberi
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Oʻahu ʻIliahi
Santalum freycinetianum
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Bog Korthal Mistletoe
Korthalsella remyana
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'Iliahi
Santalum pyrularium
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Kauai Korthal Mistletoe
Korthalsella latissima
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Hawai'i Korthal Mistletoe
Korthalsella cylindrica
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Leafy Ballart
Exocarpos luteolus
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Korthalsella platycaula
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Menzies' Ballart
Exocarpos menziesii
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Gaudichaud's Exocarpus
Exocarpos gaudichaudii
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Sandalwood
Santalum involutum
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Hulumoa
Korthalsella degeneri