Top native california-lilacs
11 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Snowbrush Ceanothus
Ceanothus velutinus
caterpillars
49
hosts
2
food
16
flowers
97
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Buckbrush
Ceanothus cuneatus
caterpillars
48
hosts
6
food
26
flowers
64
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Deerbrush Ceanothus
Ceanothus integerrimus
caterpillars
48
hosts
6
food
18
flowers
71
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Mountain Whitethorn
Ceanothus cordulatus
caterpillars
45
hosts
2
food
16
flowers
73
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Redstem Ceanothus
Ceanothus sanguineus
caterpillars
44
hosts
1
food
16
flowers
63
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Littleleaf Ceanothus
Ceanothus parvifolius
caterpillars
40
hosts
3
food
16
flowers
56
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Island Ceanothus
Ceanothus arboreus
caterpillars
40
hosts
2
food
16
flowers
59
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Chaparral Whitethorn
Ceanothus leucodermis
caterpillars
39
hosts
2
food
16
flowers
62
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Bigpod Ceanothus
Ceanothus megacarpus
caterpillars
35
hosts
2
food
16
flowers
59
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Inland Ceanothus
Ceanothus herbaceus
caterpillars
30
food
18
flowers
66
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Maritime Ceanothus
Ceanothus maritimus
flowers
4