Top native vervains
15 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Blue Vervain
Verbena hastata
caterpillars
10
bees
1
hosts
2
food
15
flowers
198
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White Vervain
Verbena urticifolia
caterpillars
10
bees
1
hosts
1
food
9
flowers
123
shelter
2
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Bigbract Verbena
Verbena bracteata
caterpillars
8
bees
1
hosts
2
food
9
flowers
109
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Hoary Vervain
Verbena stricta
caterpillars
8
bees
1
hosts
1
food
7
flowers
177
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Narrowleaf Vervain
Verbena simplex
caterpillars
7
bees
1
hosts
1
food
7
flowers
101
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Texas Vervain
Verbena halei
caterpillars
7
hosts
1
food
6
flowers
75
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Sandpaper Vervain
Verbena scabra
caterpillars
7
hosts
1
food
6
flowers
59
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Carolina Vervain
Verbena carnea
caterpillars
6
hosts
1
food
6
flowers
58
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Woolly Vervain
Verbena canescens
caterpillars
6
hosts
1
food
5
flowers
54
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Hillside Vervain
Verbena neomexicana
caterpillars
6
food
6
flowers
50
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MacDougal Verbena
Verbena macdougalii
caterpillars
6
food
5
flowers
56
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Mint Vervain
Verbena menthifolia
caterpillars
5
hosts
1
food
6
flowers
42
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Western Vervain
Verbena lasiostachys
caterpillars
4
hosts
1
food
7
flowers
58
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Fort Huachuca Vervain
Verbena gracilis
caterpillars
3
food
6
flowers
32
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Red Hills Vervain
Verbena californica