Top native spleenwort family members

49 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

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49 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 1 Part shade 3 Dappled shade 2 Full shade 2

Soil and water

Moisture

Well drained 2 Moist 4

Water use

Soil

Rocky 3 Loam 1 Organic 2

Soil pH

Acid 2 Neutral 1 Alkaline 2

Toughness

Deer resistant

Resists

Form

Habit

Arching 2 Clumping 2 Creeping 1 Dense 1 Rounded 1

Plant type

Fern 42 Perennial 39 Wildflower 39 Herbaceous perennial 3