There are two types of keystone plants:
1) Host plants that feed the young caterpillars of approximately 90% of butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera).
2) Plants that feed specialist bees who only eat pollen from specific plants. Keystone plants for native bees feed both specialist and generalist bees.
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