family
Caltrops
Zygophyllaceae
Field notes
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native caltrops All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Creosote Bush
Larrea tridentata
caterpillars
4
bees
7
hosts
20
food
22
flowers
174
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Texas Lignum-vitae
Guaiacum angustifolium
caterpillars
3
food
1
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Roughbark Lignum-vitae
Guaiacum officinale
caterpillars
2
food
1
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Lignum-vitae
Guaiacum sanctum
caterpillars
2
flowers
4
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Arizona Poppy
Kallstroemia grandiflora
bees
1
food
1
flowers
22
shelter
1
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Warty Caltrop
Kallstroemia parviflora
bees
1
food
1
flowers
5
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Big Caltrop
Kallstroemia maxima
food
2
flowers
5
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California Caltrop
Kallstroemia californica
food
1
flowers
6
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California Fagonbush
Fagonia laevis
flowers
3
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Hairy Caltrop
Kallstroemia hirsutissima
flowers
1
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Sticky Fagonbush
Fagonia pachyacantha