Top native wormwoods and sagebrushes
49 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Tarragon
Artemisia dracunculus
caterpillars
14
hosts
6
food
25
flowers
9
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Big Sagebrush
Artemisia tridentata
caterpillars
12
hosts
16
food
22
flowers
40
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California Sagebrush
Artemisia californica
caterpillars
11
hosts
7
food
14
flowers
17
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Sand Sagebrush
Artemisia filifolia
caterpillars
11
hosts
5
food
13
flowers
3
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Silver Wormwood
Artemisia ludoviciana
caterpillars
10
hosts
6
food
14
flowers
1
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Black Sagebrush
Artemisia nova
caterpillars
10
hosts
6
food
12
flowers
1
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Fringed Sagebrush
Artemisia frigida
caterpillars
10
hosts
5
food
13
flowers
2
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Silver Sagebrush Artemisia cana caterpillars 9 hosts 7 food 14 flowers 7
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Coastal Sagewort
Artemisia pycnocephala
caterpillars
9
hosts
6
food
10
flowers
2
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Threetip Sagebrush
Artemisia tripartita
caterpillars
9
hosts
5
food
8
flowers
1
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California Mugwort
Artemisia douglasiana
caterpillars
8
hosts
6
food
12
flowers
9
shelter
1
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Bud Sagebrush Artemisia spinescens caterpillars 8 hosts 6 food 9
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Low Sagebrush
Artemisia arbuscula
caterpillars
8
hosts
6
food
8
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Lemon Sagewort
Artemisia michauxiana
caterpillars
8
hosts
5
food
8
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Snowfield Sagebrush
Artemisia spiciformis
caterpillars
8
hosts
5
food
6
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Mountain Sagewort
Artemisia norvegica
caterpillars
8
hosts
5
food
4
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Timberline Sagebrush
Artemisia rothrockii
caterpillars
8
hosts
5
food
4
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Biennial Wormwood
Artemisia biennis
caterpillars
7
hosts
5
food
19
flowers
2
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Bigelow Sagebrush
Artemisia bigelovii
caterpillars
7
hosts
5
food
8
flowers
1
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Fivefinger Chickensage
Artemisia potentilloides
caterpillars
7
hosts
5
food
5
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Gray Chickensage
Artemisia albicans
caterpillars
7
hosts
5
food
4
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Boreal Sage
Artemisia borealis
caterpillars
7
hosts
4
food
14
flowers
2
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Alpine Sagebrush
Artemisia scopulorum
caterpillars
7
hosts
4
food
5
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Rock-tansy
Artemisia capitata
caterpillars
7
hosts
3
food
3
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Birdfoot Sagebrush
Artemisia pedatifida
caterpillars
7
hosts
3
food
2
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Carruth's Sagewort
Artemisia carruthii
caterpillars
6
hosts
5
food
7
flowers
1
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Coastal Mugwort
Artemisia suksdorfii
caterpillars
6
hosts
4
food
3
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Longleaf Wormwood
Artemisia longifolia
caterpillars
6
hosts
3
food
3
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Boreal Sagebrush
Artemisia arctica
caterpillars
6
hosts
1
food
2
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Scabland Sagebrush
Artemisia rigida
caterpillars
5
hosts
5
food
5
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Owyhee Sagebrush
Artemisia papposa
caterpillars
5
hosts
5
food
5
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San Diego Sagewort
Artemisia palmeri
caterpillars
5
hosts
4
food
5
flowers
3
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Silver Chickensage
Artemisia nuttallii
caterpillars
5
hosts
4
food
5
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Ragweed Sagebrush
Artemisia franserioides
caterpillars
4
hosts
3
food
4
flowers
1
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Sawtooth Wormwood
Artemisia serrata
caterpillars
4
food
2
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Separateleaf Chickensage
Artemisia inaequifolia
caterpillars
3
hosts
5
food
6
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Zion Chickensage
Artemisia ruthiae
caterpillars
3
hosts
5
food
5
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Hoary Mugwort
Artemisia stelleriana
caterpillars
3
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Pygmy Sagebrush
Artemisia pygmaea
caterpillars
2
hosts
5
food
7
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Compact Chickensage
Artemisia constricta
caterpillars
1
hosts
3
food
2
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Tilesius Wormwood
Artemisia tilesii
caterpillars
1
food
1
flowers
1
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Maui Wormwood
Artemisia mauiensis
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Artemisia australis
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Island Sagebrush
Artemisia nesiotica
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Siberian Wormwood
Artemisia laciniata
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Aleutian Wormwood
Artemisia aleutica
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Kauai Wormwood
Artemisia kauaiensis
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Packard's Wormwood
Artemisia packardiae
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Artemisia estesii