Top native shooting stars
14 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Henderson's Shooting Star
Primula hendersonii
caterpillars
1
hosts
2
food
3
flowers
12
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Dark-throated Shooting Star
Primula pauciflora
caterpillars
1
hosts
2
food
1
flowers
13
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Sierra Shooting Star
Primula jeffreyi
caterpillars
1
hosts
2
food
1
flowers
10
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Padre's Shooting Star
Primula clevelandii
caterpillars
1
hosts
2
food
1
flowers
8
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Alpine Shooting Star
Primula tetrandra
caterpillars
1
hosts
2
food
1
flowers
8
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Bonneville Shooting Star
Primula conjugens
caterpillars
1
hosts
2
food
1
flowers
8
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Scented Shooting Star
Primula fragrans
caterpillars
1
hosts
2
food
1
flowers
7
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Eastern Shooting Star
Primula meadia
caterpillars
1
hosts
1
flowers
32
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Amethyst Shooting Star
Primula fassettii
caterpillars
1
hosts
1
flowers
2
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White Shootingstar
Primula latiloba
caterpillars
1
food
1
flowers
8
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Poet's Shooting Star
Primula poetica
caterpillars
1
flowers
7
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French's Shooting Star
Primula frenchii
hosts
1
flowers
2
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Northern Shooting Star
Primula frigida
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Frigid Shooting Star
Primula austrofrigida