Top native carex annectens clade
31 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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Field Sedge
Carex praegracilis
keystone
caterpillars
39
food
55
flowers
5
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Fox Sedge
Carex vulpinoidea
keystone
caterpillars
38
food
59
flowers
5
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Lesser Tussock Sedge
Carex diandra
keystone
caterpillars
38
food
55
flowers
3
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Thin-leaved Sedge
Carex cephaloidea
keystone
caterpillars
33
food
54
flowers
3
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Oval-headed Sedge
Carex cephalophora
keystone
caterpillars
32
food
54
flowers
3
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Bur Reed Sedge
Carex sparganioides
keystone
caterpillars
32
food
54
flowers
3
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Muhlenberg's Sedge
Carex muehlenbergii
keystone
caterpillars
32
food
53
flowers
3
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Yellow-fruited Sedge
Carex annectens
keystone
caterpillars
32
food
53
flowers
3
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Prairie Sedge
Carex prairea
keystone
caterpillars
31
food
53
flowers
3
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Smooth-sheathed Sedge
Carex laevivaginata
keystone
caterpillars
31
food
52
flowers
3
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Foxtail Sedge
Carex alopecoidea
keystone
caterpillars
31
food
50
flowers
3
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Leavenworth's Sedge
Carex leavenworthii
keystone
caterpillars
30
food
49
flowers
3
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Heavy-fruited Sedge
Carex gravida
keystone
caterpillars
29
food
49
flowers
3
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Soft Fox Sedge
Carex conjuncta
keystone
caterpillars
27
food
47
flowers
3
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Ravenfoot Sedge
Carex crus-corvi
keystone
caterpillars
26
food
44
flowers
3
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Glomerate Sedge
Carex aggregata
keystone
caterpillars
25
food
42
flowers
3
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Midland Sedge
Carex mesochorea
keystone
caterpillars
24
food
45
flowers
3
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Cypressknee Sedge
Carex decomposita
keystone
caterpillars
18
food
40
flowers
3
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Analogue Sedge
Carex simulata
keystone
caterpillars
18
food
38
flowers
2
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Foetid Sedge
Carex vernacula
keystone
caterpillars
16
food
37
flowers
2
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Jones' Sedge
Carex jonesii
keystone
caterpillars
16
food
36
flowers
2
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Eastern Fox Sedge
Carex triangularis
keystone
caterpillars
13
food
38
flowers
3
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Alpine Nerve Sedge
Carex neurophora
keystone
caterpillars
12
food
35
flowers
2
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Cusick's Sedge
Carex cusickii
keystone
caterpillars
10
food
38
flowers
3
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Southern Sedge
Carex austrina
keystone
caterpillars
10
food
34
flowers
2
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Dense Sedge
Carex densa
keystone
caterpillars
7
food
33
flowers
3
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Sanddune Sedge
Carex pansa
keystone
caterpillars
6
food
33
flowers
3
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Sturdy Sedge
Carex alma
keystone
caterpillars
6
food
28
flowers
3
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Sierra Sedge
Carex nervina
keystone
caterpillars
6
food
28
flowers
1
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Chihuahuan Sedge
Carex chihuahuensis
keystone
caterpillars
3
food
25
flowers
2