Top native borages
7 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Desert Bluebells
Phacelia campanularia
caterpillars
2
bees
12
food
1
flowers
69
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Menzies' Baby Blue Eyes
Nemophila menziesii
caterpillars
2
bees
2
food
7
flowers
45
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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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Broad-leaf Waterleaf
Hydrophyllum canadense
bees
1
flowers
5