Top native carex sect. tuminenses
24 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Water Sedge
Carex aquatilis
keystone
caterpillars
43
food
58
flowers
3
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Emory's Sedge
Carex emoryi
keystone
caterpillars
34
food
52
flowers
3
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Smooth Black Sedge
Carex nigra
keystone
caterpillars
33
food
59
flowers
3
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Fringed Sedge
Carex crinita
keystone
caterpillars
33
food
55
flowers
3
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Tussock Sedge
Carex stricta
keystone
caterpillars
33
food
54
flowers
3
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Nodding Sedge
Carex gynandra
keystone
caterpillars
33
food
54
flowers
3
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Lenticular Sedge
Carex lenticularis
keystone
caterpillars
32
food
54
flowers
3
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Twisted Sedge
Carex torta
keystone
caterpillars
31
food
52
flowers
3
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Bigelow's Sedge
Carex bigelowii
keystone
caterpillars
25
food
46
flowers
3
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Mitchell's Sedge
Carex mitchelliana
keystone
caterpillars
23
food
43
flowers
3
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Nebraska Sedge
Carex nebrascensis
keystone
caterpillars
22
food
40
flowers
3
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Kellogg's Sedge
Carex kelloggii
caterpillars
20
food
41
flowers
3
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Holm's Rocky Mountain Sedge
Carex scopulorum
keystone
caterpillars
17
food
40
flowers
3
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Lyngbye's Sedge
Carex lyngbyei
keystone
caterpillars
16
food
41
flowers
3
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Great Smoky Mountain Sedge
Carex fumosimontana
caterpillars
12
food
37
flowers
3
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Torrent Sedge
Carex nudata
keystone
caterpillars
8
food
36
flowers
3
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Slough Sedge
Carex obnupta
keystone
caterpillars
8
food
33
flowers
3
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Green-fruited Sedge
Carex interrupta
keystone
caterpillars
7
food
31
flowers
2
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Western Rough Sedge
Carex senta
keystone
caterpillars
7
food
30
flowers
3
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Santa Barbara Sedge
Carex barbarae
keystone
caterpillars
6
food
32
flowers
4
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Narrow-leaved Sedge
Carex angustata
keystone
caterpillars
5
food
28
flowers
2
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Schott's Sedge
Carex schottii
keystone
caterpillars
5
food
24
flowers
3
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Carex alligata
keystone
food
4
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Carex kauaiensis