Top native carex subg. vignea

1 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

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1 native plant

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 1 Part shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 6 Well drained 1 Moist 28 Wet 18

Water use

Soil

Rocky 1 Sand 1 Loam 1 Clay 1 Organic 1

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Deer resistant

Resists

Dry soil 1 Heat 1

Form

Habit

Plant type

Ground cover 1 Herbaceous perennial 1 Ornamental grasses and sedges 1

Texas Sedge Carex texensis keystone caterpillars 27 food 46 flowers 3