subgenus
Carex Subg. Carex
Carex
Children 24 of 64
- Carex Sect. Griseae 27 native
- Carex Sect. Tuminenses 23 native
- Carex Sect. Racemosae 21 native
- Carex Sect. Laxiflorae 21 native
- Carex Sect. Acrocystis 19 native
- Carex Sect. Hymenochlaenae 18 native
- Carex Sect. Vesicariae 16 native
- Carex Sect. Confertiflorae 10 native
- Carex Sect. Porocystis 8 native
- Carex Sect. Aulocystis 6 native
- Carex Sect. Lupulinae 6 native
- Carex Sect. Carex 4 native
- Carex Sect. Scitae 4 native
- Carex Sect. Clandestinae 4 native
- Carex Sect. Squarrosae 4 native
- Carex Sect. Rostrales 4 native
- Carex Sect. Limosae 4 native
- Carex Sect. Ceratocystis 4 native
- Carex Sect. Scirpinae 3 native
- Carex Sect. Glaucescentes 3 native
- Carex Sect. Bicolores 3 native
- Carex Sect. Hallerianae 2 native
- Carex Sect. Stylosae 2 native
- Carex Sect. Pictae 2 native
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native carex subg. carex All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Northwest Territory Sedge
Carex utriculata
keystone
caterpillars
43
food
59
flowers
3
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Water Sedge
Carex aquatilis
keystone
caterpillars
43
food
58
flowers
3
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Inflated Sedge
Carex vesicaria
keystone
caterpillars
41
food
63
flowers
3
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Tall Bog-sedge
Carex magellanica
keystone
caterpillars
41
food
58
flowers
3
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Little Green Sedge
Carex oederi
caterpillars
40
food
60
flowers
3
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Buxbaum's Sedge
Carex buxbaumii
keystone
caterpillars
40
food
60
flowers
3
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Livid Sedge
Carex livida
keystone
caterpillars
40
food
54
flowers
3
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Woolly-fruited Sedge
Carex lasiocarpa
keystone
caterpillars
39
food
63
flowers
3
shelter
1
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Woolly Sedge
Carex pellita
keystone
caterpillars
39
food
55
flowers
3
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Mud Sedge
Carex limosa
keystone
caterpillars
38
food
60
flowers
3
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Golden Sedge
Carex aurea
keystone
caterpillars
38
food
55
flowers
3
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Bottlebrush Sedge
Carex hystericina
keystone
caterpillars
37
food
55
flowers
3
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Elk Sedge
Carex garberi
keystone
caterpillars
37
food
55
flowers
3
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Long-stolon Sedge
Carex inops
keystone
caterpillars
37
food
49
flowers
3
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Bristly Sedge
Carex comosa
keystone
caterpillars
36
food
55
flowers
3