Top native typical heathers, azaleas, and allies
22 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Rhodora
Rhododendron canadense
caterpillars
35
bees
1
food
10
flowers
59
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Pinxter Flower
Rhododendron periclymenoides
caterpillars
32
bees
1
food
6
flowers
59
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Flame Azalea
Rhododendron calendulaceum
caterpillars
30
bees
1
food
4
flowers
58
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Swamp Azalea
Rhododendron viscosum
caterpillars
30
bees
1
food
4
flowers
58
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Great Rhododendron
Rhododendron maximum
caterpillars
29
bees
1
food
4
flowers
57
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Smooth Azalea
Rhododendron arborescens
caterpillars
28
bees
1
food
4
flowers
58
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Mountain Azalea
Rhododendron canescens
caterpillars
24
bees
1
food
4
flowers
53
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Gorge Rhododendron
Rhododendron minus
caterpillars
24
bees
1
food
4
flowers
53
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Lapland Azalea
Rhododendron lapponicum
caterpillars
22
food
4
flowers
48
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Coastal Azalea
Rhododendron atlanticum
caterpillars
21
bees
1
food
3
flowers
49
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Cumberland Rhododendron
Rhododendron cumberlandense
caterpillars
19
bees
1
food
3
flowers
50
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White-flowered Rhododendron
Rhododendron albiflorum
caterpillars
19
food
2
flowers
36
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Mountain Laurel
Kalmia latifolia
caterpillars
18
bees
3
food
4
flowers
39
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Orange Azalea
Rhododendron austrinum
caterpillars
17
food
2
flowers
47
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Western Azalea
Rhododendron occidentale
caterpillars
16
food
4
flowers
35
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Pacific Rhododendron
Rhododendron macrophyllum
caterpillars
16
food
2
flowers
43
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Sand Myrtle
Kalmia buxifolia
caterpillars
15
bees
3
food
3
flowers
17
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Trailing Arbutus
Epigaea repens
caterpillars
2
hosts
1
food
1
flowers
11
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Florida Rosemary
Ceratiola ericoides
caterpillars
1
food
1
flowers
2
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Pink Mountainheath
Phyllodoce empetriformis
flowers
15
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Broom Crowberry
Corema conradii
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Kalmiopsis
Kalmiopsis leachiana