Top native globemallows
24 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Apricot Globemallow
Sphaeralcea ambigua
caterpillars
11
bees
7
food
4
flowers
74
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Narrowleaf Globemallow
Sphaeralcea angustifolia
caterpillars
9
bees
8
food
6
flowers
43
shelter
1
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Gray Globemallow
Sphaeralcea incana
caterpillars
9
bees
8
food
3
flowers
18
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Spear Globemallow
Sphaeralcea hastulata
caterpillars
7
bees
8
food
3
flowers
19
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Fendler's Globemallow
Sphaeralcea fendleri
caterpillars
7
bees
8
food
3
flowers
18
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Emory's Globemallow
Sphaeralcea emoryi
caterpillars
7
bees
7
food
4
flowers
17
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Coulter's Globemallow
Sphaeralcea coulteri
caterpillars
7
bees
6
food
3
flowers
15
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Scarlet Globemallow
Sphaeralcea coccinea
caterpillars
6
bees
8
food
4
flowers
58
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Small-leaf Globemallow
Sphaeralcea parvifolia
caterpillars
6
bees
8
food
3
flowers
22
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Rusby's Globemallow
Sphaeralcea rusbyi
caterpillars
6
bees
7
food
3
flowers
18
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Scaly Globemallow
Sphaeralcea leptophylla
caterpillars
6
bees
7
food
3
flowers
16
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Gooseberryleaf Globemallow
Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia
caterpillars
6
bees
6
food
2
flowers
51
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Juniper Globemallow
Sphaeralcea digitata
caterpillars
6
bees
5
food
2
flowers
13
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Hot Springs Globemallow
Sphaeralcea polychroma
caterpillars
6
bees
4
food
2
flowers
11
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Woolly Globemallow
Sphaeralcea lindheimeri
caterpillars
6
bees
3
food
3
flowers
5
shelter
1
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Munro's Globemallow
Sphaeralcea munroana
caterpillars
5
bees
4
food
2
flowers
41
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Palmleaf Globemallow
Sphaeralcea pedatifida
caterpillars
5
bees
3
food
1
flowers
2
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Carrizo Creek Globemallow
Sphaeralcea orcuttii
caterpillars
3
bees
5
food
1
flowers
16
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Smoky Mountain Globemallow
Sphaeralcea fumariensis
caterpillars
3
bees
4
food
2
flowers
14
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Psoralea Globemallow
Sphaeralcea psoraloides
caterpillars
3
bees
3
food
1
flowers
12
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Jane's Globemallow
Sphaeralcea janeae
caterpillars
3
bees
3
food
1
flowers
11
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Tufted Globemallow
Sphaeralcea caespitosa
caterpillars
3
bees
2
food
1
flowers
11
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Gierisch's Globemallow
Sphaeralcea gierischii
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Moore's Globemallow
Sphaeralcea moorei