Top native Chamaemelanium
32 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Canada Violet
Viola canadensis
caterpillars
10
bees
1
hosts
4
food
6
flowers
55
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Stream Violet
Viola glabella
caterpillars
9
hosts
2
food
5
flowers
32
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Goosefoot Violet
Viola purpurea
caterpillars
9
hosts
2
food
5
flowers
30
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Nuttall's Violet
Viola nuttallii
caterpillars
9
hosts
2
food
4
flowers
45
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Valley Violet
Viola vallicola
caterpillars
8
hosts
2
food
4
flowers
37
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Canary Violet
Viola praemorsa
caterpillars
8
hosts
2
food
4
flowers
33
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Smooth Yellow Violet
Viola eriocarpa
caterpillars
7
bees
1
hosts
4
food
5
flowers
52
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Western Roundleaf Violet
Viola orbiculata
caterpillars
7
hosts
2
food
4
flowers
27
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Redwood Violet
Viola sempervirens
caterpillars
6
hosts
2
food
3
flowers
26
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Pine Violet
Viola lobata
caterpillars
6
hosts
2
food
2
flowers
22
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Baker's Violet
Viola bakeri
caterpillars
6
hosts
1
food
3
flowers
23
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Downy Yellow Violet
Viola pubescens
caterpillars
5
bees
1
hosts
4
food
5
flowers
61
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Round-leaved Violet
Viola rotundifolia
caterpillars
5
bees
1
hosts
3
food
5
flowers
45
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Douglas' Violet
Viola douglasii
caterpillars
5
hosts
2
food
3
flowers
20
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Sagebrush Violet
Viola trinervata
caterpillars
5
hosts
2
food
2
flowers
21
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Shelton's Violet
Viola sheltonii
caterpillars
5
hosts
1
food
2
flowers
19
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Mountain Yellow Violet
Viola pinetorum
caterpillars
5
hosts
1
food
2
flowers
19
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Halberd-leaved Violet
Viola hastata
caterpillars
4
bees
1
hosts
3
food
4
flowers
43
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Western Heart's Ease
Viola ocellata
caterpillars
4
hosts
2
food
3
flowers
21
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Beckwith's Violet
Viola beckwithii
caterpillars
4
hosts
1
food
4
flowers
24
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Northern Two-eyed Violet
Viola cuneata
caterpillars
4
hosts
1
food
2
flowers
18
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Hall's Violet
Viola hallii
caterpillars
4
hosts
1
food
2
flowers
17
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Olympic Violet
Viola flettii
caterpillars
4
hosts
1
food
2
flowers
17
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Northern Wedge-leaf Violet
Viola glaberrima
caterpillars
3
bees
1
hosts
2
food
3
flowers
39
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Three-parted Yellow Violet
Viola tripartita
caterpillars
3
bees
1
hosts
2
food
3
flowers
36
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California Golden Violet
Viola pedunculata
caterpillars
3
hosts
2
food
3
flowers
24
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Utah Violet
Viola utahensis
caterpillars
3
food
4
flowers
22
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Frank Smith's Violet
Viola frank-smithii
caterpillars
3
food
4
flowers
20
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Charleston Violet
Viola charlestonensis
caterpillars
3
food
1
flowers
15
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Southern Wedge-leaf Violet
Viola tenuipes
caterpillars
2
bees
1
hosts
2
food
2
flowers
33
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Felt-leaved Violet
Viola tomentosa
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Rock Violet
Viola lithion