Top native Euphorbioideae

5 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

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5 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 5 Part shade 3

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 4 Well drained 3 Moist 1 Wet 1

Soil

Rocky 3 Sand 5 Loam 3 Clay 2

Soil pH

Acid 5 Neutral 5 Alkaline 3

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Resists

Humidity 1 Poor soil 1 Wet soil 1

Form

Habit

Erect 4 Prostrate 4 Ascending 2 Clumping 2 Dense 2 Spreading 2 Creeping 1 Mounding 1 Multi stemmed 1 Open 1 Weeping 1

Plant type

Annual 5 Weed 5 Poisonous 2 Perennial 1