Top native apples and crabapples
4 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Sweet Crabapple
Malus coronaria
caterpillars
199
hosts
6
food
32
flowers
70
shelter
1
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Prairie Crab Apple
Malus ioensis
caterpillars
197
hosts
4
food
32
flowers
58
shelter
1
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Southern Crabapple
Malus angustifolia
caterpillars
187
hosts
4
food
33
flowers
55
shelter
1
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Pacific Crab Apple
Malus fusca
caterpillars
101
hosts
1
food
17
flowers
33