Top native carex pauciflora clade
8 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Few-flowered Sedge
Carex pauciflora
keystone
caterpillars
39
food
63
flowers
3
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Black Alpine Sedge
Carex nigricans
keystone
caterpillars
22
food
43
flowers
2
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Engelmann's Sedge
Carex engelmannii
keystone
caterpillars
15
food
37
flowers
2
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Yellow-flowered Sedge
Carex anthoxanthea
keystone
caterpillars
9
food
26
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Pyrenean Sedge
Carex pyrenaica
keystone
caterpillars
8
food
33
flowers
2
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Brewer's Sedge
Carex breweri
keystone
caterpillars
7
food
29
flowers
2
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Dark Alpine Sedge
Carex subnigricans
keystone
caterpillars
5
food
29
flowers
1
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Anderson Sedge
Carex micropoda
caterpillars
4
food
29
flowers
1