Top native milkvetches, locoweeds, and allies
277 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Canadian Milkvetch
Astragalus canadensis
caterpillars
28
bees
8
food
9
flowers
63
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Alpine Milkvetch
Astragalus alpinus
caterpillars
28
bees
5
food
9
flowers
34
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Freckled Milkvetch
Astragalus lentiginosus
caterpillars
26
bees
7
food
5
flowers
27
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Woollypod Milkvetch
Astragalus purshii
caterpillars
26
bees
7
food
3
flowers
28
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Two-grooved Milkvetch
Astragalus bisulcatus
caterpillars
26
bees
4
food
2
flowers
30
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Timber Milkvetch
Astragalus miser
caterpillars
25
bees
6
food
4
flowers
34
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Spiny Milkvetch
Astragalus kentrophyta
caterpillars
25
bees
6
food
2
flowers
26
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Indian Milkvetch
Astragalus australis
caterpillars
25
bees
5
food
8
flowers
35
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Robbins' Milkvetch
Astragalus robbinsii
caterpillars
25
bees
5
food
3
flowers
22
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Ground-plum
Astragalus crassicarpus
caterpillars
25
bees
5
food
2
flowers
43
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Lesser Rushy Milkvetch
Astragalus convallarius
caterpillars
25
bees
5
food
2
flowers
27
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Painted Milkvetch
Astragalus ceramicus
caterpillars
25
bees
5
food
2
flowers
21
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Low Milkvetch
Astragalus lotiflorus
caterpillars
25
bees
4
food
2
flowers
20
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Field Milkvetch
Astragalus agrestis
caterpillars
24
bees
6
food
2
flowers
39
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Balloon Milkvetch
Astragalus whitneyi
caterpillars
24
bees
5
food
5
flowers
18
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Flexible Milkvetch
Astragalus flexuosus
caterpillars
24
bees
4
food
2
flowers
31
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Missouri Milkvetch
Astragalus missouriensis
caterpillars
24
bees
4
food
2
flowers
22
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Silverleaf Milkvetch
Astragalus argophyllus
caterpillars
24
bees
4
food
2
flowers
22
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Tufted Milkvetch
Astragalus spatulatus
caterpillars
24
bees
4
food
2
flowers
21
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Loose-flower Milkvetch
Astragalus multiflorus
caterpillars
24
bees
3
food
2
flowers
23
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Woolly Locoweed
Astragalus mollissimus
caterpillars
24
bees
3
food
2
flowers
22
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Narrowleaf Milkvetch
Astragalus pectinatus
caterpillars
24
bees
3
food
2
flowers
20
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Hall's Milkvetch
Astragalus hallii
caterpillars
24
bees
2
food
2
flowers
20
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Cicada Milkvetch
Astragalus chamaeleuce
caterpillars
24
bees
2
food
2
flowers
18
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Rocky Mountain Milkvetch
Astragalus scopulorum
caterpillars
24
bees
2
food
2
flowers
17
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Basalt Milkvetch
Astragalus filipes
caterpillars
23
bees
7
food
2
flowers
22
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Laxmann's Milkvetch
Astragalus laxmannii
caterpillars
23
bees
5
food
2
flowers
33
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Drummond's Milkvetch
Astragalus drummondii
caterpillars
23
bees
4
food
2
flowers
36
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Torrey's Milkvetch
Astragalus calycosus
caterpillars
23
bees
4
food
2
flowers
22
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Broad-keeled Milkvetch
Astragalus platytropis
caterpillars
23
bees
4
food
2
flowers
20
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Small-flowered Milkvetch
Astragalus nuttallianus
caterpillars
23
bees
3
food
5
flowers
26
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Groundcover Milkvetch
Astragalus humistratus
caterpillars
23
bees
3
food
2
flowers
20
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Yellow Milkvetch
Astragalus flavus
caterpillars
23
bees
3
food
2
flowers
17
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Brandegee's Milkvetch
Astragalus brandegeei
caterpillars
23
bees
2
food
2
flowers
16
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Geyer's Milkvetch
Astragalus geyeri
caterpillars
22
bees
6
food
2
flowers
21
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Curvepod Milkvetch
Astragalus curvicarpus
caterpillars
22
bees
5
food
2
flowers
17
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Newberry's Milkvetch
Astragalus newberryi
caterpillars
22
bees
4
food
2
flowers
21
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Beckwith's Milkvetch
Astragalus beckwithii
caterpillars
22
bees
4
food
2
flowers
19
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Egg Milkvetch
Astragalus oophorus
caterpillars
22
bees
3
food
2
flowers
25
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Fourwing Milkvetch
Astragalus tetrapterus
caterpillars
22
bees
3
food
1
flowers
18
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Rushy Milkvetch
Astragalus lonchocarpus
caterpillars
22
bees
2
food
2
flowers
19
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Colton's Milkvetch
Astragalus coltonii
caterpillars
22
bees
2
food
2
flowers
17
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Patterson's Milkvetch
Astragalus pattersonii
caterpillars
22
bees
2
food
2
flowers
15
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Bent Milkvetch
Astragalus inflexus
caterpillars
21
bees
6
food
2
flowers
17
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Two-seeded Milkvetch
Astragalus didymocarpus
caterpillars
21
bees
4
food
5
flowers
19
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Threeleaf Milkvetch
Astragalus gilviflorus
caterpillars
21
bees
4
food
2
flowers
18
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Crescent Milkvetch
Astragalus amphioxys
caterpillars
21
bees
3
food
2
flowers
20
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Stinking Milkvetch
Astragalus praelongus
caterpillars
21
bees
3
food
2
flowers
17
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Humboldt River Milkvetch
Astragalus iodanthus
caterpillars
21
bees
3
food
2
flowers
17
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Shaggy Milkvetch
Astragalus malacus
caterpillars
21
bees
3
food
1
flowers
16