subtribe
Polygoninae
Polygoninae
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native Polygoninae All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Douglas' Knotweed
Polygonum douglasii
caterpillars
35
food
44
flowers
14
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Bushy Knotweed
Polygonum ramosissimum
caterpillars
32
food
46
flowers
16
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Leathery Knotweed
Polygonum achoreum
caterpillars
31
food
42
flowers
14
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Small's Knotweed
Polygonum buxiforme
caterpillars
28
food
40
flowers
16
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Milkwort Knotweed
Polygonum polygaloides
caterpillars
28
food
39
flowers
13
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Slender Knotweed
Polygonum tenue
caterpillars
27
food
41
flowers
16
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Sea Knotweed
Polygonum glaucum
caterpillars
27
food
36
flowers
15
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Erect Knotweed
Polygonum erectum
caterpillars
25
food
36
flowers
11
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Broadleaf Knotweed
Polygonum minimum
caterpillars
20
food
38
flowers
6
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Scatter Knotweed
Polygonum spergulariiforme
caterpillars
18
food
35
flowers
5
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Beach Knotweed
Polygonum paronychia
caterpillars
17
food
34
flowers
5
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Wiry Knotweed
Polygonum majus
caterpillars
17
food
34
flowers
5
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Nuttall's Knotweed
Polygonum nuttallii
caterpillars
16
food
33
flowers
5
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Sawatch Knotweed
Polygonum sawatchense
caterpillars
15
food
38
flowers
3
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Fowler's Knotweed
Polygonum fowleri
caterpillars
15
food
33
flowers
5