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Top native Euphorbioideae

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

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4 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 4 Part shade 3

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 3 Well drained 2 Moist 1 Wet 1

Soil

Rocky 3 Sand 4 Loam 3 Clay 2

Soil pH

Acid 4 Neutral 4 Alkaline 2

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Yes 1

Resists

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 4 Weed 4 Poisonous 2 Perennial 1
  • Spotted Spurge Euphorbia maculata caterpillars 6 bees 2 food 25 flowers 43
  • Prostrate Sandmat Euphorbia prostrata caterpillars 6 bees 2 food 21 flowers 36
  • Hyssop Spurge Euphorbia hyssopifolia caterpillars 6 bees 1 food 13 flowers 31
  • Matted Sandmat Euphorbia serpens caterpillars 2 food 14 flowers 28

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