subgenus
Carex Subg. Vignea
Vignea
Children
- Carex Sect. Cyperoideae 59 native
- Carex Annectens Clade 31 native
- Carex Sect. Glareosae 10 native
- Carex Disticha Clade 6 native
- Carex Rosea Clade 6 native
- Carex Echinata Clade 6 native
- Carex Sect. Deweyanae 5 native
- Carex Douglasii Clade 2 native
- Carex Sect. Chordorrhizae 1 native
- Carex Sect. Bracteosae 1 native
- Carex Sect. Macrocephalae 1 native
- Carex Duriuscula Clade 1 native
- Carex Sect. Dispermae 1 native
- Carex Sect. Physoglochin 1 native
- Greater Tussock-sedge
- Lange's Sedge
- Carex Appressa Clade
- Carex Arenaria Clade
- Carex Sect. Phaestoglochin
- Carex Sect. Inversae
- Carex Sect. Divisae
- Carex Sect. Physodeae
- Carex Sect. Vulpinae
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native carex subg. vignea All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Hoary Sedge
Carex canescens
keystone
caterpillars
43
food
64
flowers
3
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Two-seeded Sedge
Carex disperma
keystone
caterpillars
42
food
58
flowers
3
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Star Sedge
Carex echinata
keystone
caterpillars
40
food
62
flowers
3
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Awl-fruited Sedge
Carex stipata
keystone
caterpillars
39
food
56
flowers
3
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Field Sedge
Carex praegracilis
keystone
caterpillars
39
food
55
flowers
5
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Pointed Broom Sedge
Carex scoparia
keystone
caterpillars
39
food
55
flowers
3
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Inland Sedge
Carex interior
keystone
caterpillars
39
food
55
flowers
3
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Brownish Sedge
Carex brunnescens
keystone
caterpillars
38
food
63
flowers
3
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Fox Sedge
Carex vulpinoidea
keystone
caterpillars
38
food
59
flowers
5
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Lesser Tussock Sedge
Carex diandra
keystone
caterpillars
38
food
55
flowers
3
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Dry Land Sedge
Carex siccata
keystone
caterpillars
37
food
55
flowers
3
shelter
1
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Bebb's Sedge
Carex bebbii
keystone
caterpillars
36
food
55
flowers
3
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Shortbeak Sedge
Carex brevior
keystone
caterpillars
36
food
55
flowers
3
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Dewey's Sedge
Carex deweyana
keystone
caterpillars
36
food
54
flowers
3
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Blunt Broom Sedge
Carex tribuloides
keystone
caterpillars
34
food
54
flowers
3