Top native buckeyes and horse-chestnuts
5 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Ohio Buckeye
Aesculus glabra
caterpillars
19
hosts
4
food
6
flowers
52
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Yellow Buckeye
Aesculus flava
caterpillars
17
hosts
1
food
3
flowers
10
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Red Buckeye
Aesculus pavia
caterpillars
14
hosts
2
food
4
flowers
18
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Painted Buckeye
Aesculus sylvatica
caterpillars
12
food
3
flowers
7
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California Buckeye
Aesculus californica
caterpillars
7
hosts
1
food
13
flowers
65