Top native cottongrasses
7 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Common Cottongrass
Eriophorum angustifolium
caterpillars
4
food
9
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Scheuchzer's Cottongrass
Eriophorum scheuchzeri
caterpillars
3
food
9
flowers
1
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Tussock Cottongrass
Eriophorum vaginatum
caterpillars
3
food
9
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Slender Cottongrass
Eriophorum gracile
caterpillars
3
food
4
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Tawny Cottongrass
Eriophorum virginicum
caterpillars
2
food
3
flowers
3
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Green-keeled Cottongrass
Eriophorum viridicarinatum
caterpillars
2
food
3
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Russet Cottongrass
Eriophorum chamissonis
caterpillars
1
food
3