Top native false indigos
13 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Leadplant
Amorpha canescens
caterpillars
19
bees
3
food
5
flowers
114
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California False Indigo
Amorpha californica
caterpillars
18
food
3
flowers
98
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False Indigo Bush
Amorpha fruticosa
caterpillars
10
bees
4
food
5
flowers
10
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Fragrant Indigobush
Amorpha nana
caterpillars
7
bees
3
flowers
3
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Panicled False Indigo
Amorpha paniculata
caterpillars
6
bees
1
flowers
2
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Texas Amorpha
Amorpha roemeriana
caterpillars
5
flowers
1
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Shining False Indigo
Amorpha nitens
caterpillars
4
bees
1
flowers
2
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Clusterspike False Indigo
Amorpha herbacea
caterpillars
4
flowers
7
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Mountain False Indigo
Amorpha glabra
caterpillars
4
flowers
2
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Schwerin's False Indigo
Amorpha schwerinii
caterpillars
2
flowers
2
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Carolina Lead-plant
Amorpha confusa
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Georgia False Indigo
Amorpha georgiana
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Smooth False Indigo
Amorpha laevigata