Top native walnuts, hickories, and allies
19 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Pecan
Carya illinoinensis
caterpillars
124
hosts
58
food
51
flowers
12
shelter
2
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Eastern Black Walnut
Juglans nigra
caterpillars
114
hosts
18
food
31
flowers
68
shelter
2
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Shagbark Hickory
Carya ovata
caterpillars
109
hosts
64
food
44
flowers
19
shelter
3
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Bitternut Hickory
Carya cordiformis
caterpillars
106
hosts
60
food
36
flowers
20
shelter
2
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Mockernut
Carya tomentosa
caterpillars
104
hosts
72
food
32
flowers
7
shelter
2
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Pignut Hickory
Carya glabra
caterpillars
103
hosts
68
food
31
flowers
7
shelter
1
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Red Hickory
Carya ovalis
caterpillars
101
hosts
60
food
29
flowers
6
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Shellbark Hickory
Carya laciniosa
caterpillars
99
hosts
54
food
29
flowers
6
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Water Hickory
Carya aquatica
caterpillars
99
hosts
54
food
27
flowers
6
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Sand Hickory
Carya pallida
caterpillars
99
hosts
52
food
28
flowers
6
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Carolina Shagbark Hickory
Carya carolinae-septentrionalis
caterpillars
94
hosts
48
food
27
flowers
6
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Black Hickory
Carya texana
caterpillars
92
hosts
51
food
27
flowers
6
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Nutmeg Hickory
Carya myristiciformis
caterpillars
92
hosts
48
food
25
flowers
6
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Butternut
Juglans cinerea
caterpillars
73
hosts
13
food
19
flowers
5
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Scrub Hickory
Carya floridana
caterpillars
49
hosts
21
food
12
flowers
2
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Little Walnut
Juglans microcarpa
caterpillars
41
hosts
6
food
7
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Arizona Black Walnut
Juglans major
caterpillars
38
hosts
6
food
9
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Southern California Walnut
Juglans californica
caterpillars
13
hosts
1
food
9
flowers
1
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Northern California Black Walnut
Juglans hindsii
caterpillars
12
hosts
1
food
7