Top native carex subg. vignea
136 species, 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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Shortbeak Sedge
Carex brevior
keystone
caterpillars
36
food
55
flowers
3
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Bebb's Sedge
Carex bebbii
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
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Sparse-flowered Sedge
Carex tenuiflora
keystone
caterpillars
34
food
50
flowers
3
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Rosy Sedge
Carex rosea
keystone
caterpillars
33
food
54
flowers
3
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Bracted Sedge
Carex radiata
keystone
caterpillars
33
food
54
flowers
3
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Brome-like Sedge
Carex bromoides
keystone
caterpillars
33
food
54
flowers
3
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Greater Straw Sedge
Carex normalis
keystone
caterpillars
33
food
54
flowers
3
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Threeseeded Sedge
Carex trisperma
keystone
caterpillars
33
food
54
flowers
3
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Delicate Quill Sedge
Carex tenera
keystone
caterpillars
33
food
54
flowers
3
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Necklace Sedge
Carex projecta
keystone
caterpillars
33
food
54
flowers
3
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Thin-leaved Sedge
Carex cephaloidea
keystone
caterpillars
33
food
54
flowers
3
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Meager Sedge
Carex exilis
keystone
caterpillars
33
food
54
flowers
3
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Creeping Sedge
Carex chordorrhiza
keystone
caterpillars
32
food
57
flowers
3
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Oval-headed Sedge
Carex cephalophora
keystone
caterpillars
32
food
54
flowers
3
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Bur Reed Sedge
Carex sparganioides
keystone
caterpillars
32
food
54
flowers
3
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Crawford's Sedge
Carex crawfordii
keystone
caterpillars
32
food
54
flowers
3
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Muhlenberg's Sedge
Carex muehlenbergii
keystone
caterpillars
32
food
53
flowers
3
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Yellow-fruited Sedge
Carex annectens
keystone
caterpillars
32
food
53
flowers
3
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Prickly Bog Sedge
Carex atlantica
keystone
caterpillars
32
food
52
flowers
3
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Appalachian Sedge
Carex appalachica
keystone
caterpillars
32
food
52
flowers
3
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Fescue Sedge
Carex festucacea
keystone
caterpillars
32
food
52
flowers
3
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Crested Sedge
Carex cristatella
keystone
caterpillars
31
food
54
flowers
3
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Prairie Sedge
Carex prairea
keystone
caterpillars
31
food
53
flowers
3
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Troublesome Sedge
Carex molesta
keystone
caterpillars
31
food
52
flowers
3
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Smooth-sheathed Sedge
Carex laevivaginata
keystone
caterpillars
31
food
52
flowers
3
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Foxtail Sedge
Carex alopecoidea
keystone
caterpillars
31
food
50
flowers
3
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Northern Bog Sedge
Carex alascana
keystone
caterpillars
31
food
49
flowers
3
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Dioecious Sedge
Carex sterilis
keystone
caterpillars
30
food
52
flowers
3
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Bicknell's Sedge
Carex bicknellii
keystone
caterpillars
30
food
50
flowers
4
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Reflexed Sedge
Carex retroflexa
keystone
caterpillars
30
food
50
flowers
3
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Weak Stellate Sedge
Carex seorsa
keystone
caterpillars
30
food
50
flowers
3
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Northern Clustered Sedge
Carex arcta
keystone
caterpillars
30
food
50
flowers
3
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Silvery-flowered Sedge
Carex argyrantha
keystone
caterpillars
30
food
50
flowers
3
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Marsh Straw Sedge
Carex hormathodes
keystone
caterpillars
30
food
50
flowers
3
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Leavenworth's Sedge
Carex leavenworthii
keystone
caterpillars
30
food
49
flowers
3
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Green-and-white Sedge
Carex longii
keystone
caterpillars
30
food
47
flowers
3
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Sartwell's Sedge
Carex sartwellii
keystone
caterpillars
29
food
51
flowers
3