Top native bush-mallows
15 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Southern Coastal Bushmallow
Malacothamnus fasciculatus
caterpillars
2
bees
1
hosts
1
flowers
38
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Unfurled Bushmallow
Malacothamnus fremontii
caterpillars
2
bees
1
food
1
flowers
4
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Tujunga Bushmallow
Malacothamnus davidsonii
caterpillars
2
bees
1
flowers
2
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San Clemente Island Bushmallow
Malacothamnus clementinus
caterpillars
1
bees
1
food
2
flowers
7
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Few-rayed Bushmallow
Malacothamnus densiflorus
caterpillars
1
bees
1
flowers
6
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Tehachapi Bushmallow
Malacothamnus orbiculatus
caterpillars
1
bees
1
flowers
4
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Bewildering Bushmallow
Malacothamnus arcuatus
caterpillars
1
bees
1
flowers
4
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Jones's Bushmallow
Malacothamnus jonesii
caterpillars
1
bees
1
flowers
4
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Indian Valley Bushmallow
Malacothamnus aboriginum
caterpillars
1
bees
1
flowers
4
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Enigmatic Bushmallow
Malacothamnus enigmaticus
caterpillars
1
bees
1
flowers
3
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Santa Clarita Bushmallow
Malacothamnus marrubioides
caterpillars
1
bees
1
flowers
3
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Santa Lucia Bushmallow
Malacothamnus lucianus
caterpillars
1
bees
1
flowers
3
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Carmel Valley Bushmallow
Malacothamnus involucratus
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Cambria Bushmallow
Malacothamnus palmeri
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Alice's Lovely Bushmallow
Malacothamnus eastwoodiae