subtribe
Thistles and Burdocks
Carduinae
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native thistles and burdocks All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Bristle Thistle
Cirsium horridulum
caterpillars
25
bees
10
hosts
1
food
14
flowers
164
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Field Thistle
Cirsium discolor
caterpillars
22
bees
9
hosts
1
food
17
flowers
148
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Swamp Thistle
Cirsium muticum
caterpillars
22
bees
9
hosts
1
food
13
flowers
113
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Wavyleaf Thistle
Cirsium undulatum
caterpillars
21
bees
23
hosts
3
food
18
flowers
162
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Tall Thistle
Cirsium altissimum
caterpillars
21
bees
10
hosts
1
food
15
flowers
139
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Flodman's Thistle
Cirsium flodmanii
caterpillars
20
bees
9
hosts
1
food
13
flowers
120
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Soft Thistle
Cirsium carolinianum
caterpillars
20
bees
6
hosts
1
food
12
flowers
87
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Virginia Thistle
Cirsium virginianum
caterpillars
20
bees
5
food
9
flowers
72
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Pasture Thistle
Cirsium pumilum
caterpillars
19
bees
9
hosts
1
food
11
flowers
126
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Pitcher's Thistle
Cirsium pitcheri
caterpillars
19
bees
5
hosts
1
food
9
flowers
86
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Prairie Thistle
Cirsium canescens
caterpillars
17
bees
12
hosts
1
food
14
flowers
123
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Engelmann's Thistle
Cirsium engelmannii
caterpillars
17
bees
5
hosts
1
food
10
flowers
79
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Sandhill Thistle
Cirsium repandum
caterpillars
15
bees
5
food
9
flowers
64
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Yellowspine Thistle
Cirsium ochrocentrum
caterpillars
14
bees
13
hosts
1
food
16
flowers
134
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Texas Thistle
Cirsium texanum
caterpillars
14
bees
7
hosts
1
food
13
flowers
88