Top native ivy family members
29 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Wild Sarsaparilla
Aralia nudicaulis
caterpillars
3
food
12
flowers
15
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Bristly Sarsaparilla
Aralia hispida
caterpillars
2
food
5
flowers
22
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Manyflower Marshpennywort
Hydrocotyle umbellata
caterpillars
2
food
4
flowers
1
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ʻŌlapa
Cheirodendron trigynum
caterpillars
2
food
2
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Lapalapa
Cheirodendron platyphyllum
caterpillars
2
food
2
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Devil's Walkingstick
Aralia spinosa
caterpillars
1
food
43
flowers
27
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American Spikenard
Aralia racemosa
caterpillars
1
food
7
flowers
18
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Floating Marsh Pennywort
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
caterpillars
1
food
3
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Largeleaf Pennywort
Hydrocotyle bonariensis
caterpillars
1
food
1
flowers
1
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Whorled Pennywort
Hydrocotyle verticillata
caterpillars
1
food
1
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American Water-pennywort
Hydrocotyle americana
caterpillars
1
food
1
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Devil's Club
Oplopanax horridus
caterpillars
1
flowers
3
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California Spikenard
Aralia californica
food
4
flowers
4
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ʻohe Makai
Polyscias sandwicensis
food
3
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Aralia bicrenata
food
2
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Dwarf Ginseng
Panax trifolius
flowers
1
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American Ginseng
Panax quinquefolius
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ʻohe Mauka
Polyscias oahuensis
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Pōkalakala
Polyscias lallanii
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Kaua'i Lapalapa
Cheirodendron fauriei
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Polyscias waialealae
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ʻoheʻohe
Polyscias kavaiensis
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Polyscias waimeae
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Hawai'i 'Ohe
Polyscias hawaiensis
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Domin's Club
Cheirodendron dominii
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Polyscias bisattenuata
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Polyscias flynnii
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Koolau Range 'Ohe
Polyscias gymnocarpa
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Polyscias lydgatei