Top native carex subg. vignea
6 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Dry Land Sedge
Carex siccata
keystone
caterpillars
37
food
55
flowers
3
shelter
1
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Rosy Sedge
Carex rosea
keystone
caterpillars
33
food
54
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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Merritt Fernald's Sedge
Carex merritt-fernaldii
keystone
caterpillars
28
food
49
flowers
3
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Texas Sedge
Carex texensis
keystone
caterpillars
27
food
46
flowers
3