Top native vetches
10 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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American Vetch
Vicia americana
caterpillars
18
hosts
1
food
7
flowers
124
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Slender Vetch
Vicia ludoviciana
caterpillars
16
hosts
1
food
11
flowers
89
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Giant Vetch
Vicia gigantea
caterpillars
13
hosts
1
food
5
flowers
64
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Carolina Vetch
Vicia caroliniana
caterpillars
11
food
7
flowers
69
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Hasse Vetch
Vicia hassei
caterpillars
9
hosts
1
food
4
flowers
53
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Pygmyflower Vetch
Vicia minutiflora
caterpillars
8
food
7
flowers
52
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Mogollon Mountain Vetch
Vicia leucophaea
caterpillars
7
food
3
flowers
29
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Fourleaf Vetch
Vicia acutifolia
caterpillars
6
food
5
flowers
35
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Black Vetch
Vicia nigricans
caterpillars
1
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Ocala Vetch
Vicia ocalensis