Top native carex subg. carex
16 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Mud Sedge
Carex limosa
keystone
caterpillars
38
food
60
flowers
3
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Bulrush Sedge
Carex scirpoidea
keystone
caterpillars
36
food
54
flowers
3
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Hair-like Sedge
Carex capillaris
keystone
caterpillars
34
food
57
flowers
3
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Sallow Sedge
Carex lurida
keystone
caterpillars
34
food
55
flowers
3
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Fringed Sedge
Carex crinita
keystone
caterpillars
33
food
55
flowers
3
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Hop Sedge
Carex lupulina
keystone
caterpillars
33
food
54
flowers
3
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Tussock Sedge
Carex stricta
keystone
caterpillars
33
food
54
flowers
3
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Graceful Sedge
Carex gracillima
keystone
caterpillars
33
food
54
flowers
3
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Nerveless Woodland Sedge
Carex leptonervia
keystone
caterpillars
33
food
54
flowers
3
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White-tinged Sedge
Carex albicans
keystone
caterpillars
32
food
53
flowers
3
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Eastern Narrowleaf Sedge
Carex amphibola
keystone
caterpillars
32
food
52
flowers
3
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Twisted Sedge
Carex torta
keystone
caterpillars
31
food
52
flowers
3
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Squarrose Sedge
Carex squarrosa
keystone
caterpillars
29
food
51
flowers
3
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Davis' Sedge
Carex davisii
keystone
caterpillars
28
food
48
flowers
3
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Bigelow's Sedge
Carex bigelowii
keystone
caterpillars
25
food
46
flowers
3
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Cherokee Sedge
Carex cherokeensis
keystone
caterpillars
20
food
44
flowers
6