Top native meadow-rues
16 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Tall Meadow-rue
Thalictrum pubescens
caterpillars
13
hosts
1
food
2
flowers
22
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Purple Meadow-rue
Thalictrum dasycarpum
caterpillars
9
hosts
1
food
3
flowers
21
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Rue Anemone
Thalictrum thalictroides
caterpillars
9
hosts
1
food
2
flowers
42
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Early Meadow-rue
Thalictrum dioicum
caterpillars
9
hosts
1
food
1
flowers
4
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Waxy Meadow-rue
Thalictrum revolutum
caterpillars
9
hosts
1
food
1
flowers
4
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Mountain Meadow-rue
Thalictrum clavatum
caterpillars
8
hosts
1
food
1
flowers
3
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Veiny Meadow-rue
Thalictrum venulosum
caterpillars
8
hosts
1
food
1
flowers
3
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Leathery Meadow-rue
Thalictrum coriaceum
caterpillars
8
hosts
1
food
1
flowers
2
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Western Meadow-rue
Thalictrum occidentale
caterpillars
5
food
2
flowers
5
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Fendler's Meadow-rue
Thalictrum fendleri
caterpillars
5
food
1
flowers
2
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Fewflower Meadow-rue
Thalictrum sparsiflorum
caterpillars
5
food
1
flowers
1
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Torrey's Meadow Rue
Thalictrum polycarpum
caterpillars
4
food
1
flowers
1
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Alpine Meadow-rue
Thalictrum alpinum
caterpillars
4
food
1
flowers
1
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Texas Meadow-rue
Thalictrum texanum
flowers
2
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Littleleaf Meadow-rue
Thalictrum macrostylum
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Cooley's Meadow-rue
Thalictrum cooleyi