subgenus
Soft Pines
Strobus
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native soft pines All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Eastern White Pine
Pinus strobus
caterpillars
127
hosts
17
food
87
flowers
7
shelter
7
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Western White Pine
Pinus monticola
caterpillars
82
hosts
4
food
17
flowers
1
shelter
6
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Limber Pine
Pinus flexilis
caterpillars
61
hosts
1
food
27
flowers
3
shelter
4
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Whitebark Pine
Pinus albicaulis
caterpillars
59
hosts
1
food
19
flowers
1
shelter
3
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Sugar Pine
Pinus lambertiana
caterpillars
50
hosts
7
food
15
flowers
1
shelter
2
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Colorado Pinyon
Pinus edulis
caterpillars
45
hosts
5
food
37
flowers
8
shelter
4
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Foxtail Pine
Pinus balfouriana
caterpillars
40
hosts
1
food
10
flowers
1
shelter
1
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Singleleaf Pinyon
Pinus monophylla
caterpillars
35
hosts
3
food
24
flowers
2
shelter
3
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Rocky Mountain Bristlecone Pine
Pinus aristata
caterpillars
34
hosts
1
food
15
flowers
2
shelter
2
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Southwestern White Pine
Pinus strobiformis
caterpillars
28
hosts
1
food
17
flowers
3
shelter
3
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Great Basin Bristlecone Pine
Pinus longaeva
caterpillars
28
hosts
1
food
14
flowers
1
shelter
2
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Papershell Pinyon
Pinus remota
caterpillars
17
food
12
flowers
3
shelter
2
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Parry Pinyon
Pinus quadrifolia
caterpillars
14
hosts
2
food
8
flowers
1
shelter
1