Top native roses
12 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Woods' Rose
Rosa woodsii
caterpillars
125
hosts
17
food
40
flowers
167
shelter
1
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Smooth Rose
Rosa blanda
caterpillars
122
hosts
13
food
33
flowers
135
shelter
3
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Prickly Wild Rose
Rosa acicularis
caterpillars
118
hosts
15
food
31
flowers
153
shelter
1
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Prairie Rose
Rosa arkansana
caterpillars
115
hosts
13
food
31
flowers
139
shelter
1
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Nootka Rose
Rosa nutkana
caterpillars
91
hosts
17
food
28
flowers
141
shelter
1
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Baldhip Rose
Rosa gymnocarpa
caterpillars
84
hosts
15
food
26
flowers
85
shelter
1
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Cluster Rose
Rosa pisocarpa
caterpillars
72
hosts
15
food
21
flowers
88
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California Wild Rose
Rosa californica
caterpillars
71
hosts
17
food
28
flowers
91
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Sierran Dwarf Rose
Rosa bridgesii
caterpillars
55
hosts
13
food
16
flowers
68
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White Prairie Rose
Rosa foliolosa
caterpillars
53
hosts
3
food
23
flowers
55
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Ground Rose
Rosa spithamea
caterpillars
47
hosts
14
food
20
flowers
62
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Small-leaved Rose
Rosa minutifolia
caterpillars
32
hosts
10
food
21
flowers
50