subfamily
Anemones, Buttercups, Larkspurs and Allies
Ranunculoideae
Field notes
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native anemones, buttercups, larkspurs and allies All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Western White Clematis
Clematis ligusticifolia
caterpillars
11
hosts
1
food
2
flowers
66
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Purple Clematis
Clematis occidentalis
caterpillars
7
hosts
1
food
3
flowers
18
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Hairy Clematis
Clematis hirsutissima
caterpillars
7
hosts
1
food
2
flowers
12
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Blue Clematis
Clematis columbiana
caterpillars
6
hosts
1
food
2
flowers
15
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Virgin's-bower
Clematis virginiana
caterpillars
5
hosts
1
food
7
flowers
59
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Vase-vine Leatherflower
Clematis viorna
caterpillars
5
hosts
1
food
2
flowers
16
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Swamp Leatherflower
Clematis crispa
caterpillars
5
hosts
1
food
2
flowers
14
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Netleaf Leather Flower
Clematis reticulata
caterpillars
5
hosts
1
food
2
flowers
11
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Pitcher's Leatherflower
Clematis pitcheri
caterpillars
5
hosts
1
food
1
flowers
29
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Pipestem Clematis
Clematis lasiantha
caterpillars
5
food
1
flowers
6
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Curlyheads
Clematis ochroleuca
caterpillars
4
hosts
1
food
2
flowers
11
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Coastal Virgin's-bower
Clematis catesbyana
caterpillars
4
hosts
1
food
1
flowers
13
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Whitehair Leatherflower
Clematis albicoma
caterpillars
4
hosts
1
food
1
flowers
13
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Old Man's Beard Clematis
Clematis drummondii
caterpillars
4
food
1
flowers
25
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White Leaf Leather Flower
Clematis glaucophylla
caterpillars
3
hosts
1
food
2
flowers
8