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Creosote Bush and Allies
Zygophyllales
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native creosote bush and allies All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Littleleaf Rhatany
Krameria erecta
caterpillars
5
food
1
flowers
2
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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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White Rhatany
Krameria bicolor
flowers
3
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California Fagonbush
Fagonia laevis
flowers
3
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Trailing Rhatany
Krameria lanceolata
flowers
1
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Hairy Caltrop
Kallstroemia hirsutissima
flowers
1
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Sticky Fagonbush
Fagonia pachyacantha