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Top native poison ivies and oaks

5 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

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5 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 2 Part shade 4 Dappled shade 1 Full shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 2 Well drained 1 Moist 3 Wet 1

Soil

Rocky 1 Sand 3 Loam 2 Clay 1 Organic 2

Soil pH

Acid 2 Neutral 1 Alkaline 1

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Yes 1

Deer resistant

Yes 1

Resists

Dry soil 1 Wet soil 1

Form

Habit

Erect 2 Multi stemmed 2 Ascending 1 Climbing 1 Creeping 1 Spreading 1

Plant type

Perennial 5 Shrub 5 Poisonous 3 Vine 2 Tree 1 Weed 1 Wildflower 1
  • Atlantic Poison Oak Toxicodendron pubescens caterpillars 11 hosts 1 food 10 flowers 12
  • Eastern Poison Ivy Toxicodendron radicans caterpillars 8 hosts 6 food 42 flowers 25
  • Pacific Poison Oak Toxicodendron diversilobum caterpillars 3 hosts 3 food 36 flowers 21
  • Poison Sumac Toxicodendron vernix caterpillars 3 hosts 1 food 2 flowers 1
  • Western Poison Ivy Toxicodendron rydbergii caterpillars 2 food 1 flowers 5

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