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

Soil and water

Moisture

Soil

Soil pH

Acid 1 Neutral 1

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Deer resistant

Resists

Wet soil 6 Erosion 2 Heat 2 Dry soil 1 Heavy shade 1 Insect pests 1

Form

Habit

Plant type

Ground cover 1 Herbaceous perennial 1 Ornamental grasses and sedges 1

Broad-leaved Sedge Carex platyphylla keystone caterpillars 32 food 52 flowers 3