Top native Chironieae
35 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Showy Prairie Gentian
Eustoma russellianum
caterpillars
1
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Rosepink
Sabatia angularis
flowers
16
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Largeflower Rose Gentian
Sabatia grandiflora
flowers
6
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California Centaury
Zeltnera venusta
flowers
5
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Marsh Pink
Sabatia stellaris
flowers
4
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Shortleaf Rose Gentian
Sabatia brevifolia
flowers
4
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Meadow Pink
Sabatia campestris
flowers
3
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Lanceleaf Rose-gentian
Sabatia difformis
flowers
2
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Plymouth Gentian
Sabatia kennedyana
flowers
2
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Muehlenberg's Centaury
Zeltnera muehlenbergii
flowers
2
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Cumberland Rose Gentian
Sabatia capitata
flowers
2
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Catchfly Prairie Gentian
Eustoma exaltatum
flowers
1
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Coastal Rose Gentian
Sabatia calycina
flowers
1
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Bartram's Rose Gentian
Sabatia decandra
flowers
1
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Davy's Centaury
Zeltnera davyi
flowers
1
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Slender Rose Gentian
Sabatia campanulata
flowers
1
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Pine-woods Rose Gentian
Sabatia gentianoides
flowers
1
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Narrowleaf Rose-pink
Sabatia brachiata
flowers
1
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Marsh Rose Gentian
Sabatia dodecandra
flowers
1
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Alkali Centaury
Zeltnera trichantha
flowers
1
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Largeleaf Rose Gentian
Sabatia macrophylla
flowers
1
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Fourangle Rose Gentian
Sabatia quadrangula
flowers
1
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Sand Rose Gentian
Sabatia arenicola
flowers
1
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Stately Rose Gentian
Sabatia formosa
flowers
1
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Mountain Pink
Zeltnera beyrichii
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Lady Bird's Centaury
Zeltnera texensis
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Buckley's Centaury
Zeltnera calycosa
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Timwort
Cicendia quadrangularis
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Arizona Centaury
Zeltnera arizonica
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Tall Centaury
Zeltnera exaltata
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Spring-loving Centaury
Zeltnera namatophila
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Pelton's Rose-gentian
Sabatia arkansana
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Nevada Centaury
Zeltnera nevadensis
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Awiwi
Schenkia sebaeoides
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Sticky Centaury
Zeltnera glandulifera