tribe
Coreopsis and Allies
Coreopsideae
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native coreopsis and allies All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Spanish Needles
Bidens bipinnata
caterpillars
11
bees
10
hosts
2
food
9
flowers
81
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Nodding Beggarticks
Bidens cernua
caterpillars
10
bees
9
hosts
2
food
16
flowers
86
shelter
1
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Devil's Beggarticks
Bidens frondosa
caterpillars
9
bees
10
hosts
2
food
15
flowers
83
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Three-parted Beggarticks
Bidens tripartita
caterpillars
8
bees
9
hosts
2
food
13
flowers
66
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Smooth Beggarticks
Bidens laevis
caterpillars
8
bees
8
hosts
2
food
7
flowers
126
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Swamp Beggarticks
Bidens discoidea
caterpillars
8
bees
8
hosts
2
food
6
flowers
66
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Marsh Tickseed
Bidens trichosperma
caterpillars
8
bees
8
hosts
2
food
6
flowers
64
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Bearded Beggarticks
Bidens aristosa
caterpillars
8
bees
7
hosts
2
food
7
flowers
141
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Tall Beggarticks
Bidens vulgata
caterpillars
7
bees
9
hosts
2
food
7
flowers
57
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Purplestem Beggarticks
Bidens connata
caterpillars
7
bees
8
hosts
2
food
9
flowers
65
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Water Marigold
Bidens beckii
caterpillars
7
bees
6
hosts
2
food
6
flowers
42
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Tickseed Sunflower
Bidens polylepis
caterpillars
7
bees
4
hosts
1
food
7
flowers
58
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Large-flowered Tickseed
Coreopsis grandiflora
caterpillars
6
bees
17
food
3
flowers
104
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Lobed Coreopsis
Coreopsis auriculata
caterpillars
6
bees
11
food
2
flowers
90
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White Beggarticks
Bidens alba
caterpillars
6
bees
4
hosts
2
food
13
flowers
347