Top native borages
460 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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California Yerba Santa
Eriodictyon californicum
caterpillars
5
hosts
3
food
9
flowers
73
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Branching Phacelia
Phacelia ramosissima
caterpillars
4
bees
14
food
1
flowers
64
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California Phacelia
Phacelia californica
caterpillars
3
bees
5
food
8
flowers
55
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Lacy Phacelia
Phacelia tanacetifolia
caterpillars
2
bees
12
food
4
flowers
119
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Notch-leaf Scorpionweed
Phacelia crenulata
caterpillars
2
bees
12
food
2
flowers
80
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Caterpillar Scorpionweed
Phacelia cicutaria
caterpillars
2
bees
12
food
2
flowers
66
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Distant Phacelia
Phacelia distans
caterpillars
2
bees
12
food
1
flowers
80
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Desert Bluebells
Phacelia campanularia
caterpillars
2
bees
12
food
1
flowers
69
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Small-flowered Nemophila
Nemophila parviflora
caterpillars
2
bees
2
hosts
1
food
1
flowers
2
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Menzies' Baby Blue Eyes
Nemophila menziesii
caterpillars
2
bees
2
food
7
flowers
45
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Fivespot
Nemophila maculata
caterpillars
2
bees
2
food
2
flowers
12
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White Nemophila
Nemophila heterophylla
caterpillars
2
bees
2
food
1
flowers
8
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Meadow Baby-blue-eyes
Nemophila pedunculata
caterpillars
2
bees
2
food
1
flowers
2
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Sierra Baby Blue Eyes
Nemophila spatulata
caterpillars
2
bees
2
food
1
flowers
2
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Fuzzy Phacelia
Phacelia hirsuta
caterpillars
2
bees
1
flowers
20
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Smooth Phacelia
Phacelia glabra
caterpillars
2
bees
1
flowers
19
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Purple Phacelia
Phacelia bipinnatifida
caterpillars
2
bees
1
flowers
16
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Early Forget-me-not
Myosotis verna
caterpillars
2
food
4
flowers
42
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Pacific Hound's Tongue
Adelinia grandis
caterpillars
2
food
4
flowers
21
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Bay Forget-me-not
Myosotis laxa
caterpillars
2
food
3
flowers
25
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Narrowleaf Puccoon
Lithospermum incisum
caterpillars
2
food
3
flowers
11
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Western Stoneseed
Lithospermum ruderale
caterpillars
2
food
2
flowers
34
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Blue Curls
Phacelia congesta
caterpillars
2
food
2
flowers
31
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Hairy Puccoon
Lithospermum caroliniense
caterpillars
2
food
2
flowers
22
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Large-seeded Forget-me-not
Myosotis macrosperma
caterpillars
2
food
2
flowers
15
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Anacua
Ehretia anacua
caterpillars
2
food
2
flowers
3
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Mountain Bluebells
Mertensia ciliata
caterpillars
2
food
1
flowers
15
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Mountain Forget-me-not
Myosotis asiatica
caterpillars
2
food
1
flowers
15
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Virginia Marbleseed
Lithospermum virginianum
caterpillars
2
food
1
flowers
6
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Prairie Phacelia
Phacelia strictiflora
caterpillars
2
flowers
19
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Tall Bluebell
Mertensia paniculata
caterpillars
2
flowers
14
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Oceanblue Phacelia
Phacelia ranunculacea
caterpillars
2
flowers
10
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Brand's Phacelia
Phacelia gilioides
caterpillars
2
flowers
9
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Shade Phacelia
Phacelia nemoralis
caterpillars
1
bees
14
food
2
flowers
65
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Virgate Scorpionweed
Phacelia heterophylla
caterpillars
1
bees
12
food
1
flowers
95
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Stinging Phacelia
Phacelia malvifolia
caterpillars
1
bees
5
hosts
1
food
1
flowers
47
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Flaccid Cryptantha
Cryptantha flaccida
caterpillars
1
bees
3
flowers
50
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Pointed Cryptantha
Cryptantha muricata
caterpillars
1
bees
3
flowers
50
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Gypsum Phacelia
Phacelia integrifolia
caterpillars
1
bees
2
food
1
flowers
49
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Eastwood's Baby Blue-eyes
Nemophila pulchella
caterpillars
1
bees
2
food
1
flowers
2
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Hairy Yerba Santa
Eriodictyon trichocalyx
caterpillars
1
hosts
2
flowers
68
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Caltha-leaf Phacelia
Phacelia calthifolia
caterpillars
1
bees
1
food
1
flowers
39
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Virginia Bluebells
Mertensia virginica
caterpillars
1
hosts
1
flowers
58
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Virginia Waterleaf
Hydrophyllum virginianum
caterpillars
1
bees
1
flowers
56
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Miami Mist
Phacelia purshii
caterpillars
1
bees
1
flowers
28
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Anacahuita
Cordia boissieri
caterpillars
1
hosts
1
flowers
18
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Large-leaf Water Leaf
Hydrophyllum macrophyllum
caterpillars
1
bees
1
flowers
2
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Bahama Strongbark
Bourreria succulenta
caterpillars
1
food
3
flowers
10
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False Gromwell
Lithospermum parviflorum
caterpillars
1
food
2
flowers
12
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Western False Gromwell
Lithospermum occidentale
caterpillars
1
food
2
flowers
11