Top native pincushion plants
17 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Desert Pincushion
Chaenactis stevioides
caterpillars
10
bees
6
flowers
40
shelter
2
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Hoary Pincushion
Chaenactis douglasii
caterpillars
2
bees
10
flowers
59
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Common Yellow Chaenactis
Chaenactis glabriuscula
caterpillars
1
bees
7
flowers
65
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Fremont's Pincushion
Chaenactis fremontii
caterpillars
1
bees
7
flowers
39
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Pebble Pincushion
Chaenactis carphoclinia
caterpillars
1
bees
6
flowers
26
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Artemisia-leaved Chaenactis
Chaenactis artemisiifolia
caterpillars
1
bees
6
flowers
24
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Parish's Chaenactis
Chaenactis parishii
caterpillars
1
bees
5
flowers
24
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Fleshy Pincushion
Chaenactis xantiana
caterpillars
1
bees
4
flowers
24
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Mojave Pincushion
Chaenactis macrantha
caterpillars
1
bees
4
flowers
24
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Sharsmith Pincushion
Chaenactis alpigena
caterpillars
1
bees
3
flowers
25
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Santolina Pincushion
Chaenactis santolinoides
caterpillars
1
bees
3
flowers
24
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Thompson's Pincushion
Chaenactis thompsonii
bees
6
flowers
9
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Sierra Pincushion
Chaenactis nevadensis
bees
2
flowers
15
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Evermann's Pincushion
Chaenactis evermannii
bees
2
flowers
11
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Shasta Pincushion
Chaenactis suffrutescens
bees
2
flowers
10
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Cusick's Pincushion
Chaenactis cusickii
bees
1
flowers
11
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John Day Pincushion
Chaenactis nevii
flowers
12