Top native madrones, bearberries, and allies
67 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Pacific Madrone
Arbutus menziesii
caterpillars
33
hosts
3
food
16
flowers
25
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Greenleaf Manzanita
Arctostaphylos patula
caterpillars
33
bees
2
food
12
flowers
49
shelter
1
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Big Berry Manzanita
Arctostaphylos glauca
caterpillars
24
bees
2
food
15
flowers
39
shelter
1
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Bearberry
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
caterpillars
23
bees
4
food
23
flowers
94
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Pointleaf Manzanita
Arctostaphylos pungens
caterpillars
19
bees
2
food
16
flowers
37
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Whiteleaf Manzanita
Arctostaphylos viscida
caterpillars
18
bees
2
hosts
3
food
13
flowers
36
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Hairy Manzanita
Arctostaphylos columbiana
caterpillars
18
bees
2
food
9
flowers
42
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Pinemat Manzanita
Arctostaphylos nevadensis
caterpillars
17
bees
2
food
11
flowers
37
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Hoary Manzanita
Arctostaphylos canescens
caterpillars
17
bees
2
food
11
flowers
33
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Common Manzanita
Arctostaphylos manzanita
caterpillars
16
bees
2
food
31
flowers
38
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Eastwood's Manzanita
Arctostaphylos glandulosa
caterpillars
15
bees
2
food
13
flowers
36
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Me-Wuk Manzanita
Arctostaphylos mewukka
caterpillars
15
bees
2
food
12
flowers
33
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Baker's Manzanita
Arctostaphylos bakeri
caterpillars
15
bees
2
food
12
flowers
33
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San Bruno Mountain Manzanita
Arctostaphylos imbricata
caterpillars
15
bees
2
food
11
flowers
34
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Stanford's Manzanita
Arctostaphylos stanfordiana
caterpillars
15
bees
2
food
11
flowers
33
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Vine Hill Manzanita
Arctostaphylos densiflora
caterpillars
14
bees
2
food
12
flowers
34
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Brittleleaf Manzanita
Arctostaphylos crustacea
caterpillars
13
bees
2
food
14
flowers
33
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Hooker's Manzanita
Arctostaphylos hookeri
caterpillars
13
bees
2
food
12
flowers
34
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Mount Diablo Manzanita
Arctostaphylos auriculata
caterpillars
13
bees
2
food
11
flowers
33
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White-haired Manzanita
Arctostaphylos viridissima
caterpillars
13
bees
2
food
11
flowers
33
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Glossyleaf Manzanita
Arctostaphylos sensitiva
caterpillars
13
bees
2
food
10
flowers
33
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Montara Manzanita
Arctostaphylos montaraensis
caterpillars
13
bees
2
food
10
flowers
33
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Woollyleaf Manzanita
Arctostaphylos tomentosa
caterpillars
12
bees
2
hosts
1
food
12
flowers
33
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Franciscan Manzanita
Arctostaphylos franciscana
caterpillars
12
bees
2
food
10
flowers
33
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Pacific Manzanita
Arctostaphylos pacifica
caterpillars
12
bees
2
food
10
flowers
33
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Pringle's Manzanita
Arctostaphylos pringlei
caterpillars
12
bees
1
food
12
flowers
35
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Parry Manzanita
Arctostaphylos parryana
caterpillars
12
bees
1
food
11
flowers
31
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Otay Manzanita
Arctostaphylos otayensis
caterpillars
12
bees
1
food
11
flowers
31
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Rainbow Manzanita
Arctostaphylos rainbowensis
caterpillars
12
bees
1
food
10
flowers
30
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Del Norte Manzanita
Arctostaphylos nortensis
caterpillars
12
bees
1
food
9
flowers
33
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Glossyleaf Manzanita
Arctostaphylos nummularia
caterpillars
12
bees
1
food
9
flowers
32
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Santa Catalina Island Manzanita
Arctostaphylos catalinae
caterpillars
12
bees
1
food
9
flowers
30
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Santa Cruz Manzanita
Arctostaphylos andersonii
caterpillars
11
bees
2
food
11
flowers
33
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Pecho Manzanita
Arctostaphylos pechoensis
caterpillars
11
bees
2
food
11
flowers
33
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Arroyo De La Cruz Manzanita
Arctostaphylos cruzensis
caterpillars
11
bees
2
food
10
flowers
34
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Bonny Doon Manzanita
Arctostaphylos silvicola
caterpillars
11
bees
2
food
10
flowers
33
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Kings Mountain Manzanita
Arctostaphylos regismontana
caterpillars
11
bees
2
food
10
flowers
33
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Toro Manzanita
Arctostaphylos montereyensis
caterpillars
11
bees
2
food
10
flowers
33
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Pajaro Manzanita
Arctostaphylos pajaroensis
caterpillars
11
bees
2
food
10
flowers
33
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Little Sur Manzanita
Arctostaphylos edmundsii
caterpillars
11
bees
2
food
10
flowers
33
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Gabilan Mountains Manzanita
Arctostaphylos gabilanensis
caterpillars
11
bees
2
food
10
flowers
33
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Schreiber's Manzanita
Arctostaphylos glutinosa
caterpillars
11
bees
2
food
10
flowers
33
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Sandmat Manzanita
Arctostaphylos pumila
caterpillars
11
bees
2
food
10
flowers
32
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Pallid Manzanita
Arctostaphylos pallida
caterpillars
11
bees
2
food
8
flowers
35
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Bishop Manzanita
Arctostaphylos obispoensis
caterpillars
11
bees
1
food
10
flowers
33
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Santa Margarita Manzanita
Arctostaphylos pilosula
caterpillars
11
bees
1
food
10
flowers
33
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Hoover's Manzanita
Arctostaphylos hooveri
caterpillars
11
bees
1
food
10
flowers
33
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Nissenan Manzanita
Arctostaphylos nissenana
caterpillars
11
bees
1
food
10
flowers
31
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Marin Manzanita
Arctostaphylos virgata
caterpillars
11
bees
1
food
9
flowers
32
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Island Manzanita
Arctostaphylos insularis
caterpillars
11
bees
1
food
9
flowers
32