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Top native false-buckthorns

5 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

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5 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Part shade 1 Full shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Well drained 1 Moist 2

Water use

Medium 1

Soil

Loam 1 Clay 1

Soil pH

Alkaline 1

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Yes 1

Resists

Dry soil 1

Form

Habit

Irregular 1 Open 1 Oval 1 Spreading 1

Plant type

Perennial 4 Shrub 4 Tree 4 Poisonous 1
  • Cascara Frangula purshiana caterpillars 17 food 8 flowers 18
  • Coffeeberry Frangula californica caterpillars 11 hosts 2 food 37 flowers 55
  • Sierra Coffeeberry Frangula rubra caterpillars 3 food 1 flowers 1
  • Carolina Buckthorn Frangula caroliniana caterpillars 2 food 1 flowers 2
  • Pearleaf Buckthorn Frangula obovata caterpillars 1 food 1 flowers 1

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