Top native prickly poppies
8 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Thistle Poppy
Argemone polyanthemos
caterpillars
3
food
1
flowers
10
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Mexican Prickly Poppy
Argemone mexicana
caterpillars
2
food
3
flowers
6
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Flatbud Prickly Poppy
Argemone munita
caterpillars
2
food
2
flowers
8
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Texas Pricklypoppy
Argemone aurantiaca
caterpillars
1
food
2
flowers
4
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White Prickly Poppy
Argemone albiflora
caterpillars
1
food
1
flowers
3
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Mojave Prickly Poppy
Argemone corymbosa
food
2
flowers
3
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Pua Kala
Argemone glauca
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San Rafael Prickly-poppy
Argemone parva