Top native carex subg. carex

1 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

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Sun and shade

Light

Part shade 1 Dappled shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Well drained 1 Moist 1 Wet 1

Water use

Soil

Sand 1 Loam 1 Clay 1

Soil pH

Acid 1 Neutral 1 Alkaline 1

Toughness

Deer resistant

Resists

Heat 1 Wet soil 1

Form

Habit

Clumping 8 Spreading 3 Mounding 2 Arching 1 Erect 1

Plant type

Ground cover 1 Herbaceous perennial 1 Ornamental grasses and sedges 1

Cherokee Sedge Carex cherokeensis keystone caterpillars 20 food 44 flowers 6