Top native Lespedezinae
11 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Hairy Lespedeza
Lespedeza hirta
caterpillars
18
food
6
flowers
15
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Round-headed Bush Clover
Lespedeza capitata
caterpillars
16
food
6
flowers
46
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Slender Bush Clover
Lespedeza virginica
caterpillars
15
hosts
1
food
5
flowers
37
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Trailing Lespedeza
Lespedeza procumbens
caterpillars
15
food
6
flowers
31
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Narrow-leaved Bush Clover
Lespedeza angustifolia
caterpillars
15
food
6
flowers
5
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Violet Bush Clover
Lespedeza violacea
caterpillars
15
food
5
flowers
7
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Tall Bush-clover
Lespedeza stuevei
caterpillars
15
food
5
flowers
6
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Creeping Lespedeza
Lespedeza repens
caterpillars
15
food
5
flowers
5
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Violet Bush Clover
Lespedeza frutescens
caterpillars
14
food
5
flowers
5
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Texas Bush-clover
Lespedeza texana
caterpillars
9
food
5
flowers
4
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Prairie Lespedeza
Lespedeza leptostachya
caterpillars
7
food
4
flowers
4