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Top native Desmodiinae

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

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4 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 4 Part shade 8 Dappled shade 1 Full shade 5

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 3 Moist 2

Form

Plant type

Perennial 4 Wildflower 4
  • Hoary Tick-trefoil Desmodium canescens caterpillars 19 hosts 2 food 3 flowers 20
  • Sessileleaf Ticktrefoil Desmodium sessilifolium caterpillars 17 hosts 2 food 3 flowers 22
  • Showy Tick-trefoil Desmodium canadense caterpillars 15 hosts 2 food 3 flowers 38
  • Illinois Tick-trefoil Desmodium illinoense caterpillars 10 hosts 2 food 3 flowers 27

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