Top native thorn trees
8 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Sweet Acacia
Vachellia farnesiana
caterpillars
12
bees
1
hosts
2
food
7
flowers
11
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Blackbrush Acacia
Vachellia rigidula
caterpillars
1
food
2
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Whitethorn Acacia
Vachellia constricta
bees
1
food
5
flowers
3
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Viscid Acacia
Vachellia vernicosa
bees
1
food
1
flowers
3
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Huisachillo
Vachellia bravoensis
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Schott's Wattle
Vachellia schottii
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Schaffner's Acacia
Vachellia schaffneri
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Porknut
Vachellia macracantha