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Top native carex rosea clade

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

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6 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 3 Part shade 5 Full shade 2

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 3 Well drained 1 Moist 4

Water use

Medium 3

Soil

Rocky 1 Sand 1 Loam 1 Clay 1 Organic 1

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Yes 2

Deer resistant

Yes 1

Resists

Dry soil 1 Heat 1

Form

Habit

Clumping 1

Plant type

Ornamental grasses and sedges 6 Perennial 5 Ground cover 1 Herbaceous perennial 1
  • Rosy Sedge Carex rosea keystone caterpillars 33 food 54 flowers 3
  • Bracted Sedge Carex radiata keystone caterpillars 33 food 54 flowers 3
  • Appalachian Sedge Carex appalachica keystone caterpillars 32 food 52 flowers 3
  • Reflexed Sedge Carex retroflexa keystone caterpillars 30 food 50 flowers 3
  • Texas Sedge Carex texensis keystone caterpillars 27 food 46 flowers 3
  • Social Sedge Carex socialis keystone caterpillars 10 food 33 flowers 3

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