Top native spruces
7 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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White Spruce
Picea glauca
caterpillars
172
hosts
6
food
34
flowers
9
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Black Spruce
Picea mariana
caterpillars
117
hosts
7
food
39
flowers
5
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Red Spruce
Picea rubens
caterpillars
101
hosts
5
food
26
flowers
4
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Blue Spruce
Picea pungens
caterpillars
95
hosts
4
food
27
flowers
3
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Engelmann Spruce
Picea engelmannii
caterpillars
84
hosts
4
food
19
flowers
2
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Sitka Spruce
Picea sitchensis
caterpillars
83
hosts
3
food
18
flowers
2
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Brewer's Spruce
Picea breweriana
caterpillars
34
hosts
3
food
11
flowers
1