Top native amaranths
19 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Redroot Amaranth
Amaranthus retroflexus
caterpillars
23
food
33
flowers
4
shelter
1
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Smooth Pigweed
Amaranthus hybridus
caterpillars
21
food
18
flowers
2
shelter
1
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Powell's Amaranth
Amaranthus powellii
caterpillars
17
food
14
flowers
2
shelter
1
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Palmer's Amaranth
Amaranthus palmeri
caterpillars
16
food
15
flowers
4
shelter
1
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Fringed Amaranth
Amaranthus fimbriatus
caterpillars
16
food
13
flowers
16
shelter
1
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Rough-fruit Amaranth
Amaranthus tuberculatus
caterpillars
16
food
13
flowers
2
shelter
1
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Southern Amaranth
Amaranthus australis
caterpillars
15
food
8
flowers
2
shelter
1
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Prostrate Pigweed
Amaranthus albus
caterpillars
13
food
15
flowers
3
shelter
1
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Tidalmarsh Amaranth
Amaranthus cannabinus
caterpillars
13
food
11
flowers
2
shelter
1
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Seabeach Amaranth
Amaranthus pumilus
caterpillars
13
food
8
flowers
2
shelter
1
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Torrey's Amaranth
Amaranthus torreyi
caterpillars
11
food
9
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Procumbent Pigweed
Amaranthus blitoides
caterpillars
10
food
13
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Greenstripe
Amaranthus acanthochiton
caterpillars
10
food
7
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California Pigweed
Amaranthus californicus
caterpillars
8
food
6
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Amaranthus obcordatus
caterpillars
7
food
5
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Prince's-feather
Amaranthus hypochondriacus
food
6
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Spreading Amaranth
Amaranthus crassipes
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Tall Amaranth
Amaranthus rudis
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Florida Amaranth
Amaranthus floridanus