subtribe
Wingstems and Crownbeards
Verbesininae
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native wingstems and crownbeards All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Wingstem
Verbesina alternifolia
caterpillars
17
bees
16
hosts
1
food
21
flowers
156
shelter
1
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Cowpen Daisy
Verbesina encelioides
caterpillars
16
bees
22
hosts
2
food
16
flowers
135
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Frostweed
Verbesina virginica
caterpillars
15
bees
15
hosts
1
food
17
flowers
154
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Yellow Crownbeard
Verbesina helianthoides
caterpillars
14
bees
14
hosts
1
food
2
flowers
57
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Yellow Crownbeard
Verbesina occidentalis
caterpillars
13
bees
11
hosts
1
food
2
flowers
36
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Mexican Winged Crown-Beard
Verbesina microptera
caterpillars
11
bees
11
hosts
1
flowers
11
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Lindheimer Crownbeard
Verbesina lindheimeri
caterpillars
10
bees
9
hosts
1
flowers
11
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Carolina Crownbeard
Verbesina walteri
caterpillars
9
bees
7
hosts
1
flowers
16
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Chapman's Crownbeard
Verbesina chapmanii
caterpillars
7
bees
6
hosts
1
flowers
12
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Dwarf Crownbeard
Verbesina nana
caterpillars
6
bees
9
flowers
5
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Big-leaved Crownbeard
Verbesina dissita
caterpillars
4
bees
7
flowers
4