Top native solidago subg. solidago

21 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

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21 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 2 Part shade 2

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 2 Well drained 3 Moist 2

Soil

Rocky 2 Sand 2 Loam 2 Clay 2

Soil pH

Acid 1 Alkaline 1

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Deer resistant

Resists

Diseases 1 Dry soil 1

Form

Habit

Erect 2 Clumping 1

Plant type

Wildflower 18 Perennial 16 Herbaceous perennial 3

Sticky Goldenrod Solidago simplex keystone caterpillars 101 bees 40 hosts 22 food 47 flowers 518 shelter 4
Showy Goldenrod Solidago speciosa keystone caterpillars 99 bees 32 hosts 21 food 49 flowers 524 shelter 4
Hairy Goldenrod Solidago hispida keystone caterpillars 97 bees 31 hosts 21 food 48 flowers 486 shelter 3
Downy Goldenrod Solidago puberula keystone caterpillars 94 bees 28 hosts 21 food 42 flowers 467 shelter 2
Silverrod Solidago bicolor keystone caterpillars 93 bees 27 hosts 21 food 44 flowers 462 shelter 2
Squarrose Goldenrod Solidago squarrosa keystone caterpillars 93 bees 27 hosts 21 food 41 flowers 449 shelter 2
Stiff-leaved Showy Goldenrod Solidago rigidiuscula keystone caterpillars 90 bees 27 hosts 21 food 46 flowers 491 shelter 3
Rand's Goldenrod Solidago randii caterpillars 88 bees 22 hosts 21 food 29 flowers 422 shelter 1
Slender Goldenrod Solidago erecta keystone caterpillars 87 bees 21 hosts 20 food 38 flowers 441 shelter 2
Large-leaved Goldenrod Solidago macrophylla keystone caterpillars 86 bees 20 hosts 20 food 26 flowers 394 shelter 1
Roan Mountain Goldenrod Solidago roanensis keystone caterpillars 79 bees 14 hosts 20 food 34 flowers 400
Shadowy Goldenrod Solidago sciaphila keystone caterpillars 76 bees 20 hosts 21 food 30 flowers 379 shelter 3
Downy Ragged Goldenrod Solidago petiolaris keystone caterpillars 74 bees 20 hosts 20 food 47 flowers 409
Dune Goldenrod Solidago gillmanii keystone caterpillars 73 bees 14 hosts 22 food 29 flowers 372
Racemose Goldenrod Solidago racemosa keystone caterpillars 73 bees 14 hosts 20 food 31 flowers 375
Southern Racemose Goldenrod Solidago arenicola keystone caterpillars 58 bees 9 hosts 17 food 25 flowers 333
Coast Goldenrod Solidago spathulata keystone caterpillars 28 bees 10 hosts 6 food 17 flowers 193 shelter 1
Yadkin River Goldenrod Solidago plumosa
Porter's Goldenrod Solidago porteri
Coastal Goldenrod Solidago villosicarpa
Hiwassee Goldenrod Solidago ayuhwasi