Top native Rubieae
58 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Northern Bedstraw
Galium boreale
caterpillars
15
hosts
1
food
14
flowers
19
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Catchweed Bedstraw
Galium aparine
caterpillars
14
hosts
2
food
17
flowers
35
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Fragrant Bedstraw
Galium triflorum
caterpillars
14
hosts
1
food
10
flowers
13
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Three-petal Bedstraw
Galium trifidum
caterpillars
14
hosts
1
food
8
flowers
36
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Mexican Bedstraw
Galium mexicanum
caterpillars
14
hosts
1
food
4
flowers
7
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Common Marsh-bedstraw
Galium palustre
caterpillars
13
hosts
1
food
15
flowers
18
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Boreal Bedstraw
Galium kamtschaticum
caterpillars
12
hosts
1
food
6
flowers
11
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Low Mountain Bedstraw
Galium bifolium
caterpillars
12
hosts
1
food
4
flowers
6
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Rough Bedstraw
Galium asprellum
caterpillars
11
hosts
1
food
8
flowers
12
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Stiff Marsh Bedstraw
Galium tinctorium
caterpillars
11
hosts
1
food
8
flowers
11
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Bluntleaf Bedstraw
Galium obtusum
caterpillars
11
hosts
1
food
8
flowers
11
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Torrey's Wild Licorice
Galium lanceolatum
caterpillars
11
hosts
1
food
8
flowers
11
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Bog Bedstraw
Galium labradoricum
caterpillars
11
hosts
1
food
7
flowers
11
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Oregon Bedstraw
Galium oreganum
caterpillars
11
hosts
1
food
2
flowers
6
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Intermountain Bedstraw
Galium serpenticum
caterpillars
11
hosts
1
food
2
flowers
5
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Licorice Bedstraw
Galium circaezans
caterpillars
10
hosts
1
food
8
flowers
28
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Hairy Bedstraw
Galium pilosum
caterpillars
10
hosts
1
food
8
flowers
11
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Shining Bedstraw
Galium concinnum
caterpillars
10
hosts
1
food
4
flowers
11
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Purple Bedstraw
Galium latifolium
caterpillars
10
hosts
1
food
4
flowers
11
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Graceful Bedstraw
Galium porrigens
caterpillars
10
hosts
1
food
3
flowers
6
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Bolander's Bedstraw
Galium bolanderi
caterpillars
10
hosts
1
food
3
flowers
6
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Humboldt Bedstraw
Galium muricatum
caterpillars
10
hosts
1
food
3
flowers
6
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Castle Lake Bedstraw
Galium glabrescens
caterpillars
10
hosts
1
food
2
flowers
6
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Kellogg's Bedstraw
Galium multiflorum
caterpillars
10
hosts
1
food
2
flowers
5
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Limestone Swamp Bedstraw
Galium brevipes
caterpillars
9
hosts
1
food
3
flowers
11
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Coastal Bedstraw
Galium bermudense
caterpillars
9
hosts
1
food
3
flowers
7
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Phlox-leaved Bedstraw
Galium andrewsii
caterpillars
9
hosts
1
food
3
flowers
5
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California Bedstraw
Galium californicum
caterpillars
9
hosts
1
food
3
flowers
5
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Yolla Bolly Bedstraw
Galium ambiguum
caterpillars
9
hosts
1
food
2
flowers
5
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One-flowered Bedstraw
Galium uniflorum
caterpillars
8
hosts
1
food
3
flowers
6
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Starry Bedstraw
Galium stellatum
caterpillars
8
food
4
flowers
5
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Colorado Bedstraw
Galium coloradoense
caterpillars
7
hosts
1
food
3
flowers
5
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Narrow-leaved Bedstraw
Galium angustifolium
caterpillars
7
food
3
flowers
5
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San Diego Bedstraw
Galium nuttallii
caterpillars
7
food
3
flowers
5
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Gray's Bedstraw
Galium grayanum
caterpillars
6
food
3
flowers
5
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Desert Bedstraw
Galium proliferum
caterpillars
6
food
3
flowers
5
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Parish's Bedstraw
Galium parishii
caterpillars
6
food
3
flowers
4
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Sequoia Bedstraw
Galium sparsiflorum
caterpillars
6
food
2
flowers
5
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Southwestern Bedstraw
Galium virgatum
caterpillars
5
hosts
1
food
5
flowers
7
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False Cleavers
Galium spurium
caterpillars
5
food
9
flowers
3
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Wright's Bedstraw
Galium wrightii
caterpillars
5
food
3
flowers
5
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Santa Barbara Bedstraw
Galium cliftonsmithii
caterpillars
5
food
3
flowers
5
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Nodding Bedstraw
Galium hallii
caterpillars
5
food
3
flowers
5
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San Gabriel Bedstraw
Galium grande
caterpillars
5
food
3
flowers
5
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Jepson's Bedstraw
Galium jepsonii
caterpillars
5
food
3
flowers
5
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Johnston's Bedstraw
Galium johnstonii
caterpillars
5
food
3
flowers
5
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Santa Catalina Island Bedstraw
Galium catalinense
caterpillars
5
food
3
flowers
4
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Bald Bedstraw
Galium orizabense
caterpillars
5
food
3
flowers
4
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Alpine Bedstraw
Galium hypotrichium
caterpillars
5
food
2
flowers
5
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Matthews' Bedstraw
Galium matthewsii
caterpillars
5
food
2
flowers
3