Lepidoptera-Friendly Flora

The friendliest flora support the highest # of lepidoptera species - (ranked from highest to lowest)
COMMON NAMEFAMILYPLANT GENUSNATIVE# SPECIES SUPPORTEDRANKDemo Garden
OakFagaceaeQuercusYES5571DG
WillowSalicaceaeSalixYES4562DG
Cherry, PlumRosaceaePrunusYES4563DG
BirchBetulaceaeBetulaYES4134DG
Poplar, CottonwoodSalicaceaePopulusNO3685
CrabappleRosaceaeMalusYES3116
Maple, Box ElderAceraceaeAcerYES2977
Blueberry, CranberryEricaceaeVacciniumYES2948DG
AlderBetulaceaeAlnusYES2559
HickoryJuglandaceaeCaryaYES23510
ElmUlmaceaeUlmusYES21511
PinePinaceaePinusYES20112
HawthornRosaceaeCrataegusYES16813
Raspberry, blackberry, dewberryRosaceaeRubusYES16314
SprucePinaceaPiceaNO15015
White AshOleaceaeFraxinusYES14916
American BasswoodTiliaceaeTiliaYES14917
PearRosaceaePyrusno13818
RoseRosaceaeRosaYES13519
HazelCorylaceaeCorylusYES13120
WalnutJuglandaceaeJuglansYES12921
ChestnutsFagaceaeCastaneaYES12722
BeechFagaceaeFagusYES12723
Shadbush, Shadwood, Shadblow, ServiceberryRosaceaeAmelanchierYES12424DG
LarchPinaceaeLarixNO12125
DogwoodCornaceaeCornusYES11826DG
FirPinaceaeAbiesNO11727
Bayberry, Bay Rum Tree, Candleberry, Sweet Gale, Wax-MrytleMyricaceaeMyricaYES10628DG
ViburnumAdoxaceaeViburnumYES10429DG
Blackcurrant, Whitecurrant, Redcurrant, GooseberryGrossulariaceaeRibesNO9930
HophorbeamBetulaceaeOstryaYES9431
HemlockPinaceaeTsugaNO9232
RosaceaeSpiraeaYES8933
GrapevinesVitaceaeVitisYES7934
Douglas FirPinaceaePseudotsugaNO7635
LocustFabaceaeRobiniaYES7236
HornbeamCarpinusCarpinusYES6837
Whitebeam, Rowan, Service Tree, Mountain AshRosaceaeSorbusNO6538
SweetfernMyricaceaeComptonia6439
WitchhazelHamamelidaceaeHamamelisYES6340
SumacAnacardiaceaeRhusYES5841
RhododendronEricaceaeRhododendronNO5142DG
ArborvitaeCupressaceaeThujaNO5043
Ebony, PersimmonEbenaceaeDiospyrosYES4644
LocustFabaceaeGleditsiaNO4645
California Lilac, Mountain Lilac, Wild Lilac, BuckbrushRhamnaceaeCeanothusNO4546
Planes or Plane TreesPlatanaceaePlatunsYES4547
HuckleberryEricaceaeGaylussaciaYES4448
HackberriesUlmaceaeCeltisYES4349
JunipersCupressaceaeJuniperusYES4250
Elder, ElderberryAdoxaceaeSambucusYES4251
NinebarkRosaceaePhysocarpusNO4152
LilacOleaceaeSyringaNO4053
HollyAquifoliaceaeIlexYES3954DG
SassafrasLauraceaeSassafrasYES3855
Honeysuckle (Coral Honeysuckle is the only Native*)CaprifoliaceaeLoniceraYES*3756
SweetgumAltingiaceaeLiquidambarYES3557
Lambkill, sheep-laurel, calf-kill, sheep-poson, SpoonwoodEricaceaeKalmiaYES3358
Buckeye, Horse ChestnutHippocastanaceaeAesculusNO3359
Virginia CreeperVitaceaeParthenocissusYES3260
Red RobinRosaceaePhotiniaYES2961
Tupelo, Black Gum, Pepperidge Tree, Cornaceae or NyssaceaeNyssaYES2662DG
Snowberry, Waxberry, GhostberryCaprifoliaceaeSymphoricarposNO2563
QuinceRosaceaeCydoniaNO2464
PrivetOleaceaeLigustrumNO2465
Buffaloberries, BullberriesElaeagnaceaeShepherdiaNO2266
Tulip TreeMagnoliaceaeLiriodendronYES2167
Magnolia (Sweet Bay is the only Native*)MagnoliaceaeMagnoliaYES*2168
ButtonbushRubiaceaeCephalanthusYES1969
RedbudsFabaceaeCercisYES1970DG
Catbriers, GreenbriersSmilacaceaeSmilaxYES1971
WisteriaFabaceaeWisteriaNO1972
AvocadoLauraceaePerseaNO1873
Manzanita, BearberriesEricaceaeArctostaphylosNO1774
Castor Oil PlantEuphorbiaceaeRicinusNO1675
Chinese Swamp CypressCupressaceaeTaxodiumNO1676
LeatherleafEricaceaeChamaedaphneNO1577
Poison Ivy, Poison Oak, Lacquer TreeAnarcardiaceaeToxicodendronYES1578
Sourwood, Sorrel TreeEricaceaeOxydendrumNO1479
PorcelainberryVitaceaeAmpelopsisNO1380
Madrone (Strawberry Tree)EricaceaeArbutusNO1281
PawpawAnnonaceaeAsiminaYES1282
BarberryBerberidaceaeBerberisNO1283
Acacia, Thorntree WattleFabaceaeAcaciaNO1184
Spindle TreeCelastraceaeEuonymusNO1185
Alder BuckthornRhamnaceaeFrangulaNO1186
Spicewood, Spicebush, Benjamin BushLauraceaeLinderaYES1187
StaggerbushEricaceaeLyoniaNO1188
Caragana, Pea Tree FabaceaeCaraganaNO1089
Sweet PepperbushClethraceaeClethraYES1090DG
BuckthornRhamnaceaeRhamnusYES1091
PyracanthaRosaceaePyracanthaNO992
MulberryMoraceaeMorusNO993
Silverberry, OleasterElaeagnaceaeElaeagnusNO994
QuinceRosaceaeChaenomelesNO895
BroomsFabaceaeCytisusNO896
FicusMoraceaeFicusNO897
Catalpa, CatawbaBignoniaceaeCatalpaNO898
Cypress, False CypressCupressaceaeChamaecyparisYES899
FringetreeOleaceaeChionanthusYES8100
Osage-OrangeMoraceaeMacluraNO8101
YewTaxaceaeTaxusNO8102
CypressCupressaceaeCupressusNO7103
Bog RosemaryEricaceaeAndromeda (Polifolia)NO7104
Trumpet creeper, Trumpet VineBignoniaceaeCampsisYES7105
Bittersweet, Staff Vine, Staff Tree, CelastraceaeCelastrusNO7106
Silverbell, Snowdrop TreeStyracaceaeHalesiaYES7107
Labrador TeaEricaceaeLedumYES7108
Tree of HeavenSimaroubaceaeAilanthusNO6109
Clematis (Clematis Virginiana is the only Native*)RanunculaceaeClematisYES*6110
HoptreeRutaceaePteleaYES6111
Prickly-Ash, Hercules' ClubRutaceaeZanthoxylumYES6112
Silk Plants, Silk Trees, SirisesFabaceaeAlbiziaNO5113
GinkgoGinkgoaceaeGinkgoNO5114
Waterwillow, Swamp LoosestrifeLythraceaeDecodonYES5115
Bush HoneysuckleCaprifoliaceaeDiervillaYES5116
Kentucky Coffee TreeFabaceaeGymnocladusNO5117
Hydrangea (Hydrangea Macrophila is the only Native*)HydrangeaceaeHyrdrangeaYES5118
Smoketree, SmokebushAnacardiaceaeCotinusNO4119
CentipedegrassPoaceaeEremochloaYES4120
Fetter-bush, Coastal Leucothoe, DoghobbleEricaceaeLeucothoeNO4121
Mock-OrangeHydrangeaceaePhiladelphusNO4122
MistletoesViscaceaePhoradendronYES4123
EucalyptusSapotaceaeSideroxylonNO4124
CedarPinaceaeCedrusNO3125
Grape Ivy, Treebine, Kangaroo VineVitaceaeCissusNO3126
Chinese CotoneasterRosaceaeCotoneasterNO3127
IvyAraliaceaeHederaNO3128
Crepe Myrtle, Crape MyrtleLythraceaeLagerstroemiaNO3129
MyrtleMyrtaceaeMytrusNO3130
Tamarisk, Salt CedarTamaricaceaeTamarixNO3131
HydraDeutziaNO2132
LavenderLamiaceaeLavandulaYES2133
Box-thorn, Desert-thorn, WolfberrySolanaceaeLyciumNO2134
MeliaceaeMeliaNO2135
Floxglove TreePaulowniaceaePaulowniaNO2136
PhuenixNO2137
GabaceaeSophoraNO2138
False SpiraeaRosaceaeSorbariaNO2139
CaprifoliaceaeWeigelaNO2140
SweetshrubCalycanthaceaeCalycanthusNO2141
EricaceaeGaultheriaNO2142
LauraceaeLitseaNO2143
EricaceaeMenziesiaNO2144
Andromedas, FetterbushesEricaceaePierisNO2145
BladdernutStaphyleaceaeStaphyleaNO2146
CaprifoliaceaeAbeliaNO1147
BambooPoeceaeBambusaNO1148
Paper MulberryMoraceaeBroussonetiaNO1149
Butterfly BushScrophulariaceaeBuddlejaNO1150
BoxwoodBuxaceaeBuxusNO1151
HeatherEricaceaeCallunaNO1152
CamelliaTheaceaeCamelliaNO1153
Glorybower, Bagflower, Bleeding HeartLamiaceaeClerodendrumNO1154
FabaceaeColuteaNO1155
ForsythiaOleaceaeForsythiaNO1156
SapindaceaeKoelreuteriaNO1157
Golden ChainFaboideaeLaburnumNO1158
BambooPoaceaePhyllostachysNO1159
Trifoliate OrangeRutPoncirusNO1160
Epaulette TreeStyracaceaePterostyraxNO1161
MilktreesEuphorbiaceaeSapiumNO1162
BambooPoaceaeThamnocalamusNO1163
ApocynaceaeVincetoxicumNO1164
BeautyberryLamiaceaeCallicarpaNO1165
LeatherwoodThymelaeceaeDircaYES1166
Sand MrytleEricaceaeLelophyllumNO1167
MoonseedMenispermaceaeMenispermumYES1168
Baby Blue Eyes, Five SpotHydrophyllaceaeNemophilaNO1169
DevilwoodOleaceaeOsmanthusNO1170
StewartiaTheaceaeStewartiaNO1171
Dawn RedwoodCupressaceaeMetasequoiaNO0172
ChasetreeLamiaceaeVitexNO0173
FabaceaeCeratoniaNO0174
KatsuraCercidiphyllaceaeCercidiphyllumNO0175
Pearl BushRosaceaeExochordaNO0176
SterculiaceaeFirmianaNO0177
MalvaceaeGerwiaNO0178
Prickly Castor Oil TreeAraliaceaeKalopanaxNO0179
RosaceaeKerriaNO0180
Beauty BushCaprifoliaceaeKolkwitziaNO0181
Nandina, Heavenly Bamboo, Sacred BamboBerberidaceaeNandinaNO0182
Cork TreeRutaceaePhellodendronNO0183
BambooPoaceaePseudosasaNO0184
JetbeadRosaceaeRhodotyposNO0185
RosaceaeStephanandraNO0186
FaboideaeStyphnolobiumNO0187
Euodia, Evodia, Bee Bee TreeRutaceaeTetradiumNO0188
MeliaceaeToonaNO0189
UlmaceaeZelkovaNO0190
Mountain FringePapaveraceaeAdlumiaNO0191
Dwarf MistletoesSantalaceaeArceuthobiumNO0192
RhamnaceaeBerchemiaNO0193
Seaside TansiesAsteraceaeBorrichiaNO0194
YellowwoodFabaceaeCladrastisYES0195
CrowberryEricaceaeEmpetrumYES0196
EricaceaeEubotryYES0197
IteaceaeIteaYES0198
LoiseleuriaNO0199
Conjurer's Nut, India OliveSantalaceaeNestroniaNO0200
Storax, Snowbell, BenzoinStyracaceaeStyrax0201
YellowrootRanunculaceaeXanthorhizaYES0202
HoneycupEricaceaeZenobiaNO0203

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