Top native carex subg. vignea
14 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Awl-fruited Sedge
Carex stipata
keystone
caterpillars
39
food
56
flowers
3
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Fox Sedge
Carex vulpinoidea
keystone
caterpillars
38
food
59
flowers
5
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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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Rosy Sedge
Carex rosea
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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Bur Reed Sedge
Carex sparganioides
keystone
caterpillars
32
food
54
flowers
3
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Yellow-fruited Sedge
Carex annectens
keystone
caterpillars
32
food
53
flowers
3
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Foxtail Sedge
Carex alopecoidea
keystone
caterpillars
31
food
50
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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Texas Sedge
Carex texensis
keystone
caterpillars
27
food
46
flowers
3
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Greenwhite Sedge
Carex albolutescens
keystone
caterpillars
27
food
44
flowers
3