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Brambles
Rubeae
Field notes
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native brambles All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Red Raspberry
Rubus idaeus
caterpillars
152
hosts
9
food
90
flowers
244
shelter
1
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Allegheny Blackberry
Rubus allegheniensis
caterpillars
134
hosts
8
food
79
flowers
212
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Purple-flowered Raspberry
Rubus odoratus
caterpillars
121
hosts
8
food
76
flowers
223
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Thimbleberry
Rubus parviflorus
caterpillars
121
hosts
8
food
75
flowers
226
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Dwarf Raspberry Rubus pubescens keystone caterpillars 114 hosts 9 food 72 flowers 200
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Smooth Blackberry
Rubus canadensis
caterpillars
108
hosts
9
food
64
flowers
238
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Black Raspberry
Rubus occidentalis
caterpillars
108
hosts
9
food
62
flowers
206
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Swamp Dewberry
Rubus hispidus
keystone
caterpillars
107
hosts
9
food
61
flowers
188
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Small Bristleberry
Rubus setosus
caterpillars
106
hosts
9
food
59
flowers
179
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Leafy-bracted Blackberry
Rubus frondosus
caterpillars
105
hosts
9
food
62
flowers
181
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Common Dewberry
Rubus flagellaris
caterpillars
104
hosts
9
food
65
flowers
245
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Cloudberry
Rubus chamaemorus
keystone
caterpillars
103
hosts
6
food
58
flowers
145
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Sawtooth Blackberry
Rubus argutus
caterpillars
102
hosts
8
food
64
flowers
187
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Dewdrop
Rubus repens
keystone
caterpillars
102
hosts
8
food
59
flowers
175
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Arctic Raspberry
Rubus arcticus
keystone
caterpillars
101
hosts
6
food
53
flowers
155