Top native carex sect. confertiflorae
10 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Woolly-fruited Sedge
Carex lasiocarpa
keystone
caterpillars
39
food
63
flowers
3
shelter
1
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Woolly Sedge
Carex pellita
keystone
caterpillars
39
food
55
flowers
3
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Lake Sedge
Carex lacustris
keystone
caterpillars
33
food
54
flowers
3
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Velvet Sedge
Carex vestita
keystone
caterpillars
30
food
48
flowers
3
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Shoreline Sedge
Carex hyalinolepis
keystone
caterpillars
28
food
46
flowers
3
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Houghton's Sedge
Carex houghtoniana
keystone
caterpillars
27
food
50
flowers
3
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Walter's Sedge
Carex striata
keystone
caterpillars
26
food
44
flowers
3
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Oregon Sedge
Carex halliana
keystone
caterpillars
7
food
30
flowers
2
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Yosemite Sedge
Carex sartwelliana
keystone
caterpillars
6
food
26
flowers
3
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Congdon's Sedge
Carex congdonii
keystone
caterpillars
5
food
25
flowers
1