Copy of Lepidoptera Friendly Flora

The friendliest flora support the highest # of lepidoptera species - (ranked from highest to lowest)
COMMON NAMEFAMILYPLANT GENUSNATIVE# SPECIES SUPPORTED
OakFagaceaeQuercusYES557
WillowSalicaceaeSalixYES456
Cherry, PlumRosaceaePrunusYES456
BirchBetulaceaeBetulaYES413
Poplar, CottonwoodSalicaceaePopulusNO368
CrabappleRosaceaeMalusYES311
Maple, Box ElderAceraceaeAcerYES297
Blueberry, CranberryEricaceaeVacciniumYES294
AlderBetulaceaeAlnusYES255
HickoryJuglandaceaeCaryaYES235
ElmUlmaceaeUlmusYES215
PinePinaceaePinusYES201
HawthornRosaceaeCrataegusYES168
Raspberry, blackberry, dewberryRosaceaeRubusYES163
SprucePinaceaPiceaNO150
White AshOleaceaeFraxinusYES149
American BasswoodTiliaceaeTiliaYES149
PearRosaceaePyrusno138
RoseRosaceaeRosaYES135
HazelCorylaceaeCorylusYES131
WalnutJuglandaceaeJuglansYES129
ChestnutsFagaceaeCastaneaYES127
BeechFagaceaeFagusYES127
Shadbush, Shadwood, Shadblow, ServiceberryRosaceaeAmelanchierYES124
LarchPinaceaeLarixNO121
DogwoodCornaceaeCornusYES118
FirPinaceaeAbiesNO117
Bayberry, Bay Rum Tree, Candleberry, Sweet Gale, Wax-MrytleMyricaceaeMyricaYES106
ViburnumAdoxaceaeViburnumYES104
Blackcurrant, Whitecurrant, Redcurrant, GooseberryGrossulariaceaeRibesNO99
HophorbeamBetulaceaeOstryaYES94
HemlockPinaceaeTsugaNO92
RosaceaeSpiraeaYES89
GrapevinesVitaceaeVitisYES79
Douglas FirPinaceaePseudotsugaNO76
LocustFabaceaeRobiniaYES72
HornbeamCarpinusCarpinusYES68
Whitebeam, Rowan, Service Tree, Mountain AshRosaceaeSorbusNO65
SweetfernMyricaceaeComptonia64
WitchhazelHamamelidaceaeHamamelisYES63
SumacAnacardiaceaeRhusYES58
RhododendronEricaceaeRhododendronNO51
ArborvitaeCupressaceaeThujaNO50
Ebony, PersimmonEbenaceaeDiospyrosYES46
LocustFabaceaeGleditsiaNO46
California Lilac, Mountain Lilac, Wild Lilac, BuckbrushRhamnaceaeCeanothusNO45
Planes or Plane TreesPlatanaceaePlatunsYES45
HuckleberryEricaceaeGaylussaciaYES44
HackberriesUlmaceaeCeltisYES43
JunipersCupressaceaeJuniperusYES42
Elder, ElderberryAdoxaceaeSambucusYES42
NinebarkRosaceaePhysocarpusNO41
LilacOleaceaeSyringaNO40
HollyAquifoliaceaeIlexYES39
SassafrasLauraceaeSassafrasYES38
Honeysuckle (Coral Honeysuckle is the only Native*)CaprifoliaceaeLoniceraYES*37
SweetgumAltingiaceaeLiquidambarYES35
Lambkill, sheep-laurel, calf-kill, sheep-poson, SpoonwoodEricaceaeKalmiaYES33
Buckeye, Horse ChestnutHippocastanaceaeAesculusNO33
Virginia CreeperVitaceaeParthenocissusYES32
Red RobinRosaceaePhotiniaYES29
Tupelo, Black Gum, Pepperidge Tree, Cornaceae or NyssaceaeNyssaYES26
Snowberry, Waxberry, GhostberryCaprifoliaceaeSymphoricarposNO25
QuinceRosaceaeCydoniaNO24
PrivetOleaceaeLigustrumNO24
Buffaloberries, BullberriesElaeagnaceaeShepherdiaNO22
Tulip TreeMagnoliaceaeLiriodendronYES21
Magnolia (Sweet Bay is the only Native*)MagnoliaceaeMagnoliaYES*21
ButtonbushRubiaceaeCephalanthusYES19
RedbudsFabaceaeCercisYES19
Catbriers, GreenbriersSmilacaceaeSmilaxYES19
WisteriaFabaceaeWisteriaNO19
AvocadoLauraceaePerseaNO18
Manzanita, BearberriesEricaceaeArctostaphylosNO17
Castor Oil PlantEuphorbiaceaeRicinusNO16
Chinese Swamp CypressCupressaceaeTaxodiumNO16
LeatherleafEricaceaeChamaedaphneNO15
Poison Ivy, Poison Oak, Lacquer TreeAnarcardiaceaeToxicodendronYES15
Sourwood, Sorrel TreeEricaceaeOxydendrumNO14
PorcelainberryVitaceaeAmpelopsisNO13
Madrone (Strawberry Tree)EricaceaeArbutusNO12
PawpawAnnonaceaeAsiminaYES12
BarberryBerberidaceaeBerberisNO12
Acacia, Thorntree WattleFabaceaeAcaciaNO11
Spindle TreeCelastraceaeEuonymusNO11
Alder BuckthornRhamnaceaeFrangulaNO11
Spicewood, Spicebush, Benjamin BushLauraceaeLinderaYES11
StaggerbushEricaceaeLyoniaNO11
Caragana, Pea Tree FabaceaeCaraganaNO10
Sweet PepperbushClethraceaeClethraYES10
BuckthornRhamnaceaeRhamnusYES10
PyracanthaRosaceaePyracanthaNO9
MulberryMoraceaeMorusNO9
Silverberry, OleasterElaeagnaceaeElaeagnusNO9
QuinceRosaceaeChaenomelesNO8
BroomsFabaceaeCytisusNO8
FicusMoraceaeFicusNO8
Catalpa, CatawbaBignoniaceaeCatalpaNO8
Cypress, False CypressCupressaceaeChamaecyparisYES8
FringetreeOleaceaeChionanthusYES8
Osage-OrangeMoraceaeMacluraNO8
YewTaxaceaeTaxusNO8
CypressCupressaceaeCupressusNO7
Bog RosemaryEricaceaeAndromeda (Polifolia)NO7
Trumpet creeper, Trumpet VineBignoniaceaeCampsisYES7
Bittersweet, Staff Vine, Staff Tree, CelastraceaeCelastrusNO7
Silverbell, Snowdrop TreeStyracaceaeHalesiaYES7
Labrador TeaEricaceaeLedumYES7
Tree of HeavenSimaroubaceaeAilanthusNO6
Clematis (Clematis Virginiana is the only Native*)RanunculaceaeClematisYES*6
HoptreeRutaceaePteleaYES6
Prickly-Ash, Hercules' ClubRutaceaeZanthoxylumYES6
Silk Plants, Silk Trees, SirisesFabaceaeAlbiziaNO5
GinkgoGinkgoaceaeGinkgoNO5
Waterwillow, Swamp LoosestrifeLythraceaeDecodonYES5
Bush HoneysuckleCaprifoliaceaeDiervillaYES5
Kentucky Coffee TreeFabaceaeGymnocladusNO5
Hydrangea (Hydrangea Macrophila is the only Native*)HydrangeaceaeHyrdrangeaYES5
Smoketree, SmokebushAnacardiaceaeCotinusNO4
CentipedegrassPoaceaeEremochloaYES4
Fetter-bush, Coastal Leucothoe, DoghobbleEricaceaeLeucothoeNO4
Mock-OrangeHydrangeaceaePhiladelphusNO4
MistletoesViscaceaePhoradendronYES4
EucalyptusSapotaceaeSideroxylonNO4
CedarPinaceaeCedrusNO3
Grape Ivy, Treebine, Kangaroo VineVitaceaeCissusNO3
Chinese CotoneasterRosaceaeCotoneasterNO3
IvyAraliaceaeHederaNO3
Crepe Myrtle, Crape MyrtleLythraceaeLagerstroemiaNO3
MyrtleMyrtaceaeMytrusNO3
Tamarisk, Salt CedarTamaricaceaeTamarixNO3
HydraDeutziaNO2
LavenderLamiaceaeLavandulaYES2
Box-thorn, Desert-thorn, WolfberrySolanaceaeLyciumNO2
MeliaceaeMeliaNO2
Floxglove TreePaulowniaceaePaulowniaNO2
PhuenixNO2
GabaceaeSophoraNO2
False SpiraeaRosaceaeSorbariaNO2
CaprifoliaceaeWeigelaNO2
SweetshrubCalycanthaceaeCalycanthusNO2
EricaceaeGaultheriaNO2
LauraceaeLitseaNO2
EricaceaeMenziesiaNO2
Andromedas, FetterbushesEricaceaePierisNO2
BladdernutStaphyleaceaeStaphyleaNO2
CaprifoliaceaeAbeliaNO1
BambooPoeceaeBambusaNO1
Paper MulberryMoraceaeBroussonetiaNO1
Butterfly BushScrophulariaceaeBuddlejaNO1
BoxwoodBuxaceaeBuxusNO1
HeatherEricaceaeCallunaNO1
CamelliaTheaceaeCamelliaNO1
Glorybower, Bagflower, Bleeding HeartLamiaceaeClerodendrumNO1
FabaceaeColuteaNO1
ForsythiaOleaceaeForsythiaNO1
SapindaceaeKoelreuteriaNO1
Golden ChainFaboideaeLaburnumNO1
BambooPoaceaePhyllostachysNO1
Trifoliate OrangeRutPoncirusNO1
Epaulette TreeStyracaceaePterostyraxNO1
MilktreesEuphorbiaceaeSapiumNO1
BambooPoaceaeThamnocalamusNO1
ApocynaceaeVincetoxicumNO1
BeautyberryLamiaceaeCallicarpaNO1
LeatherwoodThymelaeceaeDircaYES1
Sand MrytleEricaceaeLelophyllumNO1
MoonseedMenispermaceaeMenispermumYES1
Baby Blue Eyes, Five SpotHydrophyllaceaeNemophilaNO1
DevilwoodOleaceaeOsmanthusNO1
StewartiaTheaceaeStewartiaNO1
Dawn RedwoodCupressaceaeMetasequoiaNO0
ChasetreeLamiaceaeVitexNO0
FabaceaeCeratoniaNO0
KatsuraCercidiphyllaceaeCercidiphyllumNO0
Pearl BushRosaceaeExochordaNO0
SterculiaceaeFirmianaNO0
MalvaceaeGerwiaNO0
Prickly Castor Oil TreeAraliaceaeKalopanaxNO0
RosaceaeKerriaNO0
Beauty BushCaprifoliaceaeKolkwitziaNO0
Nandina, Heavenly Bamboo, Sacred BamboBerberidaceaeNandinaNO0
Cork TreeRutaceaePhellodendronNO0
BambooPoaceaePseudosasaNO0
JetbeadRosaceaeRhodotyposNO0
RosaceaeStephanandraNO0
FaboideaeStyphnolobiumNO0
Euodia, Evodia, Bee Bee TreeRutaceaeTetradiumNO0
MeliaceaeToonaNO0
UlmaceaeZelkovaNO0
Mountain FringePapaveraceaeAdlumiaNO0
Dwarf MistletoesSantalaceaeArceuthobiumNO0
RhamnaceaeBerchemiaNO0
Seaside TansiesAsteraceaeBorrichiaNO0
YellowwoodFabaceaeCladrastisYES0
CrowberryEricaceaeEmpetrumYES0
EricaceaeEubotryYES0
IteaceaeIteaYES0
LoiseleuriaNO0
Conjurer's Nut, India OliveSantalaceaeNestroniaNO0
Storax, Snowbell, BenzoinStyracaceaeStyrax0
YellowrootRanunculaceaeXanthorhizaYES0
HoneycupEricaceaeZenobiaNO0