Top native carex sect. laxiflorae
22 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Livid Sedge
Carex livida
keystone
caterpillars
40
food
54
flowers
3
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Nerveless Woodland Sedge
Carex leptonervia
keystone
caterpillars
33
food
54
flowers
3
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Eastern Woodland Sedge
Carex blanda
keystone
caterpillars
33
food
53
flowers
3
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Loose-flowered Sedge
Carex laxiflora
keystone
caterpillars
33
food
53
flowers
3
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White Bear Sedge
Carex albursina
keystone
caterpillars
32
food
54
flowers
3
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Pretty Sedge
Carex woodii
keystone
caterpillars
31
food
52
flowers
3
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Rigid Sedge
Carex tetanica
keystone
caterpillars
30
food
51
flowers
3
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Slender Loose-flowered Sedge
Carex gracilescens
keystone
caterpillars
30
food
50
flowers
3
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Necklace Spike Sedge
Carex ormostachya
keystone
caterpillars
28
food
50
flowers
3
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Mead's Sedge
Carex meadii
keystone
caterpillars
28
food
49
flowers
3
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Bent Sedge
Carex styloflexa
keystone
caterpillars
27
food
44
flowers
3
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Lined Sedge
Carex striatula
keystone
caterpillars
23
food
43
flowers
3
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Kral's Sedge
Carex kraliana
keystone
caterpillars
21
food
43
flowers
3
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Biltmore Sedge
Carex biltmoreana
keystone
caterpillars
15
food
38
flowers
3
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Purple Wood Sedge
Carex purpurifera
keystone
caterpillars
14
food
40
flowers
3
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Blue Ridge Purple Sedge
Carex manhartii
keystone
caterpillars
13
food
38
flowers
3
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Radford's Sedge
Carex radfordii
keystone
caterpillars
13
food
37
flowers
3
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Coastal Plain Sedge
Carex crebriflora
keystone
caterpillars
10
food
35
flowers
2
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Henderson's Sedge
Carex hendersonii
keystone
caterpillars
8
food
35
flowers
3
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California Sedge
Carex californica
keystone
caterpillars
8
food
33
flowers
3
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Chapman's Sedge
Carex chapmanii
keystone
caterpillars
6
food
24
flowers
1
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Variable Sedge
Carex polymorpha