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Scientific Name Common Name(s) Supports Pollinators Number of Lepidotera (butterflies, moths, and skippers) Species Genus Supports Number of Pollen Specialist Bees that Rely on this Genus Considered a "Keystone" Plant?
Astilbe biternata Appalachian false goat's-beard
Astragalus canadensis var. canadensis Canada milkvetch Bees, Butterfiles, Hummingbirds No
Athyrium asplenioides Southern lady fern No
Atriplex mucronata Sea-beach orach
Aureolaria flava Smooth yellow false foxglove, Smooth oak-leach
Aureolaria laevigata Entire-leaf yellow false foxglove, Appalachian oak-leach
Aureolaria pedicularia Fern-leaf yellow false foxglove, Annual oak-leach
Aureolaria virginica Downy yellow false foxglove, Downy oak-leach Bees No
Avenella flexuosa Wavy hairgrass
Axonopus furcatus Big carpetgrass
Baccharis halimifolia High-tide bush, Groundsel tree Bees, Butterfiles, Monarchs 8 No
Baptisia australis Blue wild indigo, False blue indigo Bees, Butterfiles, Hummingbirds No
Baptisia tinctoria Yellow wild indigo, Horsefly weed Bees, Butterfiles
Bartonia virginica Yellow bartonia, Yellow screwstem
Berberis canadensis American barberry, Allegheny barberry
Berchemia scandens Supplejack, American rattan No
Betula alleghaniensis Yellow birch 413 Yes
Betula lenta var. lenta Sweet birch, Black birch, Cherry birch Butterfiles 413 Yes
Betula nigra River birch, Red birch Bees, Butterfiles 413 Yes
Bidens bipinnata Spanish needles Bees, Butterfiles 15 Yes
Bidens cernua Nodding beggar-ticks, Nodding bur-marigold Bees 15 Yes
Bidens comosa Three-lobe beggar-ticks Bees 15 Yes
Bidens connata Purple-stem beggar-ticks Bees, Butterfiles 15 Yes
Bidens discoidea Small beggar-ticks Bees 15 Yes
Bidens frondosa Devil's beggar-ticks Bees 15 Yes

*References:

Keystone Native Plants: Eastern Temperate Forests – Ecoregion 8

Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia: Keystone Species of Native Plants