Top native spurges
111 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Whitemargin Sandmat
Euphorbia albomarginata
caterpillars
7
bees
4
food
15
flowers
43
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Painted Spurge
Euphorbia heterophylla
caterpillars
7
bees
3
food
13
flowers
60
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Thymeleaf Sandmat
Euphorbia serpillifolia
caterpillars
6
bees
4
food
17
flowers
36
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Sonoran Sandmat
Euphorbia micromera
caterpillars
6
bees
4
food
13
flowers
24
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Squareseed Spurge
Euphorbia exstipulata
caterpillars
6
bees
4
food
13
flowers
23
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Threadstem Sandmat
Euphorbia revoluta
caterpillars
6
bees
4
food
12
flowers
27
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Red-gland Spurge
Euphorbia melanadenia
caterpillars
6
bees
4
food
12
flowers
24
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Abrams' Sandmat
Euphorbia abramsiana
caterpillars
6
bees
4
food
12
flowers
23
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Nodding Spurge
Euphorbia nutans
caterpillars
6
bees
3
food
21
flowers
52
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Snow-on-the-mountain
Euphorbia marginata
caterpillars
6
bees
3
food
19
flowers
56
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Wild Poinsettia
Euphorbia cyathophora
caterpillars
6
bees
3
food
17
flowers
56
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David's Spurge
Euphorbia davidii
caterpillars
6
bees
3
food
17
flowers
41
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Ribseed Sandmat
Euphorbia glyptosperma
caterpillars
6
bees
3
food
16
flowers
36
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Fendler's Sandmat
Euphorbia fendleri
caterpillars
6
bees
3
food
14
flowers
33
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Spotted Spurge
Euphorbia maculata
caterpillars
6
bees
2
food
25
flowers
43
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Prostrate Sandmat
Euphorbia prostrata
caterpillars
6
bees
2
food
21
flowers
36
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Green Poinsettia
Euphorbia dentata
caterpillars
6
bees
1
hosts
1
food
16
flowers
32
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Geyer's Spurge
Euphorbia geyeri
caterpillars
6
bees
1
food
14
flowers
35
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Hyssop Spurge
Euphorbia hyssopifolia
caterpillars
6
bees
1
food
13
flowers
31
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Flowering Spurge
Euphorbia corollata
caterpillars
6
food
17
flowers
103
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Smallseed Sandmat
Euphorbia polycarpa
caterpillars
5
bees
4
food
13
flowers
35
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Parry's Sandmat
Euphorbia parryi
caterpillars
5
bees
4
food
13
flowers
22
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Yuma Sandmat
Euphorbia setiloba
caterpillars
5
bees
4
food
12
flowers
24
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Bristlecup Sandmat
Euphorbia chaetocalyx
caterpillars
5
bees
3
food
13
flowers
27
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Beetle Spurge
Euphorbia eriantha
caterpillars
5
bees
3
food
12
flowers
21
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Carrizo Mountain Sandmat
Euphorbia pediculifera
caterpillars
5
bees
3
food
12
flowers
21
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Hairy-fruit Spurge
Euphorbia cuphosperma
caterpillars
5
bees
3
food
12
flowers
19
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Florida Hammock Sandmat
Euphorbia ophthalmica
caterpillars
5
bees
1
food
13
flowers
29
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Sixangle Spurge
Euphorbia hexagona
caterpillars
5
food
14
flowers
26
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Spreading Broomspurge
Euphorbia humistrata
caterpillars
5
food
13
flowers
29
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Blackfoot Sandmat
Euphorbia angusta
caterpillars
5
food
13
flowers
19
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Blackseed Spurge
Euphorbia bilobata
caterpillars
4
bees
3
food
12
flowers
19
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Sun Spurge
Euphorbia radians
caterpillars
4
bees
3
food
12
flowers
17
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Huachuca Mountain Spurge
Euphorbia macropus
caterpillars
4
bees
3
food
12
flowers
16
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Contura Creek Sandmat
Euphorbia ocellata
caterpillars
4
bees
2
food
11
flowers
23
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Arizona Sandmat
Euphorbia arizonica
caterpillars
4
bees
1
food
10
flowers
21
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Snow-on-the-prairie
Euphorbia bicolor
caterpillars
4
food
14
flowers
27
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Seaside Sandmat
Euphorbia polygonifolia
caterpillars
4
food
13
flowers
27
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Graceful Spurge
Euphorbia hypericifolia
caterpillars
4
food
13
flowers
26
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Curtis's Spurge
Euphorbia curtisii
caterpillars
4
food
13
flowers
24
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Summer Spurge
Euphorbia discoidalis
caterpillars
4
food
13
flowers
24
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Heartleaf Sandmat
Euphorbia cordifolia
caterpillars
4
food
13
flowers
24
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Coastal Sand Spurge
Euphorbia exserta
caterpillars
4
food
13
flowers
23
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Limestone Sandmat
Euphorbia blodgettii
caterpillars
4
food
13
flowers
17
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Roadside Sandmat
Euphorbia lasiocarpa
caterpillars
4
food
12
flowers
14
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Parish's Sandmat
Euphorbia parishii
caterpillars
3
bees
2
food
10
flowers
18
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Forked Spurge
Euphorbia bifurcata
caterpillars
3
bees
1
food
12
flowers
19
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Candelilla
Euphorbia antisyphilitica
caterpillars
3
bees
1
food
12
flowers
15
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Boquillas Sandmat
Euphorbia golondrina
caterpillars
3
bees
1
food
10
flowers
10
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Dwarf Sandmat
Euphorbia jejuna
caterpillars
3
bees
1
food
10
flowers
10