Top native Caesalpinieae
15 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Nickernut
Guilandina bonduc
caterpillars
3
flowers
7
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Indian Rushpea
Hoffmannseggia glauca
food
2
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James' Holdback
Pomaria jamesii
food
1
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Wand Holdback
Hoffmannseggia microphylla
flowers
9
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Creeping Rushpea
Hoffmannseggia repens
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Sicklepod Holdback
Hoffmannseggia drepanocarpa
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Uhiuhi
Mezoneuron kavaiense
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Tailed Nicker
Erythrostemon caudatus
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Dwarf Nicker
Hoffmannseggia drummondii
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Sharppod Rushpea
Hoffmannseggia oxycarpa
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Blackspot Pomaria
Pomaria melanosticta
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Few-flower Holdback
Denisophytum pauciflorum
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Slender Rushpea
Hoffmannseggia tenella
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Creeping Bird of Paradise
Erythrostemon phyllanthoides
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Texas Holdback
Pomaria austrotexana