Top native spurge and allies
204 species, 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
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Snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
caterpillars
6
bees
3
food
19
flowers
56
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Wild Poinsettia
Euphorbia cyathophora
caterpillars
6
bees
3
food
17
flowers
56
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David's Spurge
Euphorbia davidii
caterpillars
6
bees
3
food
17
flowers
41
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Ribseed Sandmat
Euphorbia glyptosperma
caterpillars
6
bees
3
food
16
flowers
36
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Fendler's Sandmat
Euphorbia fendleri
caterpillars
6
bees
3
food
14
flowers
33
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Horned Spurge
Euphorbia brachycera
caterpillars
6
bees
3
food
13
flowers
42
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Spotted Spurge
Euphorbia maculata
caterpillars
6
bees
2
food
25
flowers
43
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Prostrate Sandmat
Euphorbia prostrata
caterpillars
6
bees
2
food
21
flowers
36
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Green Poinsettia
Euphorbia dentata
caterpillars
6
bees
1
hosts
1
food
16
flowers
32
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Geyer's Spurge
Euphorbia geyeri
caterpillars
6
bees
1
food
14
flowers
35
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Wedgeleaf Spurge
Euphorbia longicruris
caterpillars
6
bees
1
food
14
flowers
24
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Hyssop Spurge
Euphorbia hyssopifolia
caterpillars
6
bees
1
food
13
flowers
31
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Woodland Spurge
Euphorbia lurida
caterpillars
6
bees
1
food
12
flowers
24
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Lindheimer's Doveweed
Croton lindheimeri
caterpillars
6
bees
1
food
8
flowers
33
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Flowering Spurge
Euphorbia corollata
caterpillars
6
food
17
flowers
103
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Michaux's Croton
Croton michauxii
caterpillars
6
food
5
flowers
5
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Silver Croton
Croton argyranthemus
caterpillars
6
food
4
flowers
3
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Cortez's Croton
Croton cortesianus
caterpillars
6
food
3
flowers
2
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Torrey's Croton
Croton incanus
caterpillars
6
food
2
flowers
2
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Smallseed Sandmat
Euphorbia polycarpa
caterpillars
5
bees
4
food
13
flowers
35
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Parry's Sandmat
Euphorbia parryi
caterpillars
5
bees
4
food
13
flowers
22
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Yuma Sandmat
Euphorbia setiloba
caterpillars
5
bees
4
food
12
flowers
24
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Bristlecup Sandmat
Euphorbia chaetocalyx
caterpillars
5
bees
3
food
13
flowers
27
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Beetle Spurge
Euphorbia eriantha
caterpillars
5
bees
3
food
12
flowers
21
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Carrizo Mountain Sandmat
Euphorbia pediculifera
caterpillars
5
bees
3
food
12
flowers
21
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Hairy-fruit Spurge
Euphorbia cuphosperma
caterpillars
5
bees
3
food
12
flowers
19
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Florida Hammock Sandmat
Euphorbia ophthalmica
caterpillars
5
bees
1
food
13
flowers
29
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Skunkweed
Croton texensis
caterpillars
5
bees
1
food
5
flowers
6
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Sixangle Spurge
Euphorbia hexagona
caterpillars
5
food
14
flowers
26
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Spreading Broomspurge
Euphorbia humistrata
caterpillars
5
food
13
flowers
29
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Blackfoot Sandmat
Euphorbia angusta
caterpillars
5
food
13
flowers
19
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Low Spurge
Euphorbia peplidion
caterpillars
5
food
13
flowers
19
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Grassland Croton
Croton dioicus
caterpillars
5
food
4
flowers
4
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Bush Croton
Croton ciliatoglandulifer
caterpillars
5
food
2
flowers
4
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Cory's Croton
Croton coryi
caterpillars
5
food
2
flowers
2