family
Spurge and Allies
Euphorbiaceae
Field notes
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native spurge and allies All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Woolly Croton
Croton capitatus
caterpillars
10
bees
1
hosts
1
food
7
flowers
9
shelter
1
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Tropic Croton
Croton glandulosus
caterpillars
8
bees
1
food
7
flowers
6
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Prairie Tea
Croton monanthogynus
caterpillars
8
bees
1
food
4
flowers
5
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Pepperbush
Croton humilis
caterpillars
8
food
4
flowers
13
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Beach Croton
Croton punctatus
caterpillars
8
food
4
flowers
2
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Whitemargin Sandmat
Euphorbia albomarginata
caterpillars
7
bees
4
food
15
flowers
43
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Painted Spurge
Euphorbia heterophylla
caterpillars
7
bees
3
food
13
flowers
60
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Thymeleaf Sandmat
Euphorbia serpillifolia
caterpillars
6
bees
4
food
17
flowers
36
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Reticulate-seeded Spurge
Euphorbia spathulata
caterpillars
6
bees
4
food
16
flowers
36
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Sonoran Sandmat
Euphorbia micromera
caterpillars
6
bees
4
food
13
flowers
24
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Squareseed Spurge
Euphorbia exstipulata
caterpillars
6
bees
4
food
13
flowers
23
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Threadstem Sandmat
Euphorbia revoluta
caterpillars
6
bees
4
food
12
flowers
27
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Red-gland Spurge
Euphorbia melanadenia
caterpillars
6
bees
4
food
12
flowers
24
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Abrams' Sandmat
Euphorbia abramsiana
caterpillars
6
bees
4
food
12
flowers
23
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Nodding Spurge
Euphorbia nutans
caterpillars
6
bees
3
food
21
flowers
52