Top native beans
6 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Thicket Bean
Phaseolus polystachios
keystone
caterpillars
37
food
6
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Slimjim Bean
Phaseolus filiformis
keystone
caterpillars
35
hosts
1
food
4
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Boerne Bean
Phaseolus texensis
caterpillars
28
food
3
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Tepary Bean
Phaseolus acutifolius
keystone
caterpillars
25
food
2
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Gray's Bean
Phaseolus grayanus
caterpillars
19
food
2
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Sonoran Bean
Phaseolus pedicellatus