subfamily
Cynoglossoideae
Cynoglossoideae
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native Cynoglossoideae All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Early Forget-me-not
Myosotis verna
caterpillars
2
food
4
flowers
42
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Pacific Hound's Tongue
Adelinia grandis
caterpillars
2
food
4
flowers
21
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Bay Forget-me-not
Myosotis laxa
caterpillars
2
food
3
flowers
25
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Large-seeded Forget-me-not
Myosotis macrosperma
caterpillars
2
food
2
flowers
15
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Mountain Bluebells
Mertensia ciliata
caterpillars
2
food
1
flowers
15
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Mountain Forget-me-not
Myosotis asiatica
caterpillars
2
food
1
flowers
15
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Tall Bluebell
Mertensia paniculata
caterpillars
2
flowers
14
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Flaccid Cryptantha
Cryptantha flaccida
caterpillars
1
bees
3
flowers
50
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Pointed Cryptantha
Cryptantha muricata
caterpillars
1
bees
3
flowers
50
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Virginia Bluebells
Mertensia virginica
caterpillars
1
hosts
1
flowers
58
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Many-flowered Stickseed
Hackelia floribunda
caterpillars
1
flowers
8
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Wild Comfrey
Andersonglossum virginianum
caterpillars
1
flowers
2
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Western Hound's Tongue
Andersonglossum occidentale
caterpillars
1
flowers
2
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California Stickseed
Hackelia californica
caterpillars
1
flowers
1
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Nevada Cryptantha
Cryptantha nevadensis
bees
3
food
1
flowers
45