Top native amaranths
147 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Common Lambsquarters
Chenopodium album
caterpillars
32
hosts
1
food
59
flowers
12
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Pitseed Goosefoot
Chenopodium berlandieri
caterpillars
24
food
22
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Desert Goosefoot
Chenopodium pratericola
caterpillars
24
food
16
flowers
1
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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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Mealy Goosefoot
Chenopodium incanum
caterpillars
21
food
13
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Fremont's Goosefoot
Chenopodium fremontii
caterpillars
19
food
13
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Pinyon Goosefoot
Chenopodium atrovirens
caterpillars
19
food
13
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Narrowleaf Goosefoot
Chenopodium leptophyllum
caterpillars
18
food
12
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Powell's Amaranth
Amaranthus powellii
caterpillars
17
food
14
flowers
2
shelter
1
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Woodland Goosefoot
Chenopodium standleyanum
caterpillars
17
food
12
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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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Aridland Goosefoot
Chenopodium desiccatum
caterpillars
15
food
21
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Southern Amaranth
Amaranthus australis
caterpillars
15
food
8
flowers
2
shelter
1
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Fogg's Goosefoot
Chenopodium foggii
caterpillars
14
food
11
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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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Watson's Goosefoot
Chenopodium watsonii
caterpillars
13
food
7
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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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Fourwing Saltbush
Atriplex canescens
caterpillars
9
hosts
8
food
9
flowers
21
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Shadscale Saltbush
Atriplex confertifolia
caterpillars
8
hosts
4
food
5
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Beach Saltbush
Atriplex leucophylla
caterpillars
8
hosts
4
food
2
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Gardner's Saltbush
Atriplex gardneri
caterpillars
8
hosts
3
food
2
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Thickleaf Orach
Atriplex dioica
caterpillars
8
hosts
1
food
3
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California Pigweed
Amaranthus californicus
caterpillars
8
food
6
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Big Saltbush
Atriplex lentiformis
caterpillars
7
hosts
4
food
5
flowers
14
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Silverscale
Atriplex argentea
caterpillars
7
hosts
4
food
2
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Mexican Tea
Dysphania ambrosioides
caterpillars
7
food
14
flowers
1
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Nevada Goosefoot
Chenopodium nevadense
caterpillars
7
food
7
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Amaranthus obcordatus
caterpillars
7
food
5
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Gmelin's Saltbush
Atriplex gmelinii
caterpillars
7
food
1
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Cattle Saltbush
Atriplex polycarpa
caterpillars
6
hosts
6
food
2
flowers
8
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Spiny Saltbush
Atriplex spinifera
caterpillars
6
hosts
4
food
2
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Bractscale
Atriplex serenana
caterpillars
6
hosts
4
food
2
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Ballscale
Atriplex fruticulosa
caterpillars
6
hosts
4
food
1
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Desert Holly
Atriplex hymenelytra
caterpillars
6
hosts
3
food
2
flowers
5
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Torrey's Saltbush
Atriplex torreyi
caterpillars
6
hosts
3
food
2
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Wedgescale
Atriplex truncata
caterpillars
6
hosts
3
food
2
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Sack Saltbush
Atriplex saccaria
caterpillars
6
hosts
3
food
1
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South Coast Saltscale
Atriplex pacifica
caterpillars
6
hosts
2
food
1
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Coulter's Saltbush
Atriplex coulteri
caterpillars
6
hosts
2
food
1
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Parry's Saltbush
Atriplex parryi
caterpillars
5
hosts
3
food
2
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Watson's Saltbush
Atriplex watsonii
caterpillars
5
hosts
2
food
1
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Mat Saltbush
Atriplex corrugata
caterpillars
5
hosts
2
food
1
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Powell's Saltweed
Atriplex powellii
caterpillars
5
hosts
2
food
1