Top native tarweeds
16 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Clustered Tarweed
Deinandra fasciculata
caterpillars
1
bees
2
food
5
flowers
63
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Grassland Tarweed
Deinandra increscens
bees
2
flowers
7
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San Diego Tarweed
Deinandra paniculata
bees
2
flowers
4
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Island Tarplant
Deinandra clementina
bees
2
flowers
4
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Santa Susana Tarplant
Deinandra minthornii
bees
2
flowers
4
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Kellogg's Tarweed
Deinandra kelloggii
bees
2
flowers
3
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Otay Tarplant
Deinandra conjugens
bees
2
flowers
3
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Mojave Tarplant
Deinandra mohavensis
bees
2
flowers
3
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Tecate Tarplant
Deinandra floribunda
bees
2
flowers
3
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Coastal Tarweed
Deinandra corymbosa
bees
2
flowers
2
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Three-ray Tarweed
Deinandra lobbii
bees
2
flowers
2
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Salinas River Tarweed
Deinandra pentactis
bees
2
flowers
2
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Kern Tarweed
Deinandra pallida
bees
2
flowers
2
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Red Rock Tarplant
Deinandra arida
bees
1
flowers
2
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Livermore Tarplant
Deinandra bacigalupii
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Hall's Tarplant
Deinandra halliana