Top native typical heathers, azaleas, and allies
7 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Catawba Rhododendron
Rhododendron catawbiense
caterpillars
29
bees
1
food
4
flowers
64
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Early Azalea
Rhododendron prinophyllum
caterpillars
29
bees
1
food
4
flowers
58
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Carolina Rhododendron
Rhododendron carolinianum
caterpillars
29
bees
1
food
4
flowers
57
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Gorge Rhododendron
Rhododendron minus
caterpillars
24
bees
1
food
4
flowers
53
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White-flowered Rhododendron
Rhododendron albiflorum
caterpillars
19
food
2
flowers
36
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Pacific Rhododendron
Rhododendron macrophyllum
caterpillars
16
food
2
flowers
43
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Broom Crowberry
Corema conradii