Top native leaf-flower family members
11 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Smartweed Leafflower
Phyllanthus polygonoides
caterpillars
1
flowers
1
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Carolina Leaf-flower
Phyllanthus caroliniensis
caterpillars
1
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Drummond's Leaf-flower
Phyllanthus abnormis
caterpillars
1
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Five-petal Leaf-flower
Phyllanthus pentaphyllus
caterpillars
1
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Birdseed Leaf-flower
Phyllanthus evanescens
caterpillars
1
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Hame
Antidesma platyphyllum
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Sand Leaf-Flower
Phyllanthus warnockii
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Bahama Maidenbush
Heterosavia bahamensis
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Mēhamehame
Flueggea neowawraea
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Phyllanthus distichus
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Mehame
Antidesma pulvinatum