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  4. Monocots
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  7. True Sedges
  8. Carex Subg. Carex
  9. Carex Sect. Clandestinae
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Top native carex sect. clandestinae

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

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4 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 1 Moist 1

Form

Plant type

Ornamental grasses and sedges 4 Perennial 4
  • Long-stalked Sedge Carex pedunculata keystone caterpillars 33 food 54 flowers 3
  • Richardson's Sedge Carex richardsonii keystone caterpillars 29 food 50 flowers 3
  • Beautiful Sedge Carex concinna keystone caterpillars 26 food 43 flowers 3
  • Northwestern Sedge Carex concinnoides keystone caterpillars 9 food 37 flowers 2

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