Top native dandelions, hawksbeards, and rattlesnake roots
30 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Harp Dandelion
Taraxacum scopulorum
caterpillars
9
hosts
1
food
11
flowers
100
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Horned Dandelion
Taraxacum ceratophorum
caterpillars
8
food
17
flowers
121
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Three-leaved Rattlesnake Root
Nabalus trifoliolatus
caterpillars
3
hosts
1
food
1
flowers
4
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White Rattlesnake Root
Nabalus albus
caterpillars
2
hosts
1
food
1
flowers
3
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Dandelion Hawksbeard
Crepis runcinata
caterpillars
2
food
9
flowers
26
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Western Hawksbeard
Crepis occidentalis
caterpillars
2
food
8
flowers
42
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Modoc Hawksbeard
Crepis modocensis
caterpillars
2
food
8
flowers
34
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Tapertip Hawksbeard
Crepis acuminata
caterpillars
2
food
8
flowers
33
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Slender Hawksbeard
Crepis atribarba
caterpillars
2
food
7
flowers
42
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Limestone Hawksbeard
Crepis intermedia
caterpillars
2
food
7
flowers
36
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Nakedstem Hawksbeard
Crepis pleurocarpa
caterpillars
2
food
7
flowers
23
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Mountain Hawksbeard
Crepis monticola
caterpillars
2
food
6
flowers
24
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Baker's Hawksbeard
Crepis bakeri
caterpillars
2
food
5
flowers
19
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Nodding Rattlesnake Root
Nabalus crepidineus
hosts
1
flowers
20
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Rough Rattlesnake Root
Nabalus asper
hosts
1
flowers
12
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Purple Rattlesnake Root
Nabalus racemosus
hosts
1
flowers
5
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Tall Rattlesnake Root
Nabalus altissimus
hosts
1
flowers
4
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Alpine Rattlesnake Root
Nabalus boottii
hosts
1
flowers
1
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Lion's Foot Rattlesnake Root
Nabalus serpentaria
hosts
1
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Roan Mountain Rattlesnake Root
Nabalus roanensis
hosts
1
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Barbed Rattlesnake Root
Nabalus barbatus
flowers
2
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California Dandelion
Taraxacum californicum
flowers
2
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Elegant Hawk's-beard
Askellia elegans
flowers
1
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Northern Dandelion
Taraxacum phymatocarpum
flowers
1
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Western Rattlesnake Root
Nabalus hastatus
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Dwarf Alpine Hawk's-beard
Askellia pygmaea
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Slender Rattlesnake Root
Nabalus autumnalis
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Arrowleaf Rattlesnake Root
Nabalus sagittatus
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Canyon Rattlesnake Root
Nabalus carrii
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Bearded Hawksbeard
Crepis barbigera