subfamily
Malvoideae
Malvoideae
Field notes
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native Malvoideae All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Upland Cotton
Gossypium hirsutum
caterpillars
40
hosts
2
food
20
flowers
36
shelter
9
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Small Mallow
Malva pusilla
caterpillars
19
hosts
2
food
13
flowers
66
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Swamp Rose Mallow
Hibiscus moscheutos
caterpillars
18
bees
1
hosts
1
food
11
flowers
37
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Halberd-leaf Rosemallow
Hibiscus laevis
caterpillars
16
bees
1
food
9
flowers
38
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Woolly Rosemallow
Hibiscus lasiocarpos
caterpillars
15
bees
1
food
8
flowers
38
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Scarlet Rosemallow
Hibiscus coccineus
caterpillars
14
bees
1
food
8
flowers
20
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Prickly Fanpetals
Sida spinosa
caterpillars
13
hosts
1
food
2
flowers
38
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Swamp Rosemallow
Hibiscus grandiflorus
caterpillars
12
bees
1
food
7
flowers
16
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Turk's Cap
Malvaviscus arboreus
caterpillars
12
food
13
flowers
46
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Pelotazo
Abutilon incanum
caterpillars
12
food
1
flowers
6
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Mauve
Abutilon hulseanum
caterpillars
12
flowers
2
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Apricot Globemallow
Sphaeralcea ambigua
caterpillars
11
bees
7
food
4
flowers
74
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Heart Leaf Hibiscus
Hibiscus martianus
caterpillars
11
bees
1
food
7
flowers
15
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Poeppig's Rosemallow
Hibiscus poeppigii
caterpillars
11
food
5
flowers
13
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Sweet Indian Mallow
Abutilon fruticosum
caterpillars
11
flowers
3