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Carex Sect. Vesicariae
Vesicariae
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- Sallow Sedge native
- Cyperus Sedge native
- Northwest Territory Sedge native
- Beaked Sedge native
- Inflated Sedge native
- Bristly Sedge native
- Bottlebrush Sedge native
- Retrorse Sedge native
- Few-seeded Sedge native
- Tuckerman's Sedge native
- Russet Sedge native
- Button Sedge native
- Western Inflated Sedge native
- Bailey's Sedge native
- Maori Sedge
- Roundfruit Sedge present
- Fragile-seed Sedge present
- Elliott's Sedge native
- Schweinitz's Sedge native
- Thurber's Sedge
- Anticosti Sedge
- Pannewitz's Sedge
- Carex × hartii
- Carex × paludivagans
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native carex sect. vesicariae All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Northwest Territory Sedge
Carex utriculata
keystone
caterpillars
43
food
59
flowers
3
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Inflated Sedge
Carex vesicaria
keystone
caterpillars
41
food
63
flowers
3
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Bottlebrush Sedge
Carex hystericina
keystone
caterpillars
37
food
55
flowers
3
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Bristly Sedge
Carex comosa
keystone
caterpillars
36
food
55
flowers
3
-
Cyperus Sedge
Carex pseudocyperus
keystone
caterpillars
35
food
59
flowers
3
-
Sallow Sedge
Carex lurida
keystone
caterpillars
34
food
55
flowers
3
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Retrorse Sedge
Carex retrorsa
keystone
caterpillars
34
food
54
flowers
3
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Few-seeded Sedge
Carex oligosperma
keystone
caterpillars
33
food
54
flowers
3
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Tuckerman's Sedge
Carex tuckermanii
keystone
caterpillars
32
food
52
flowers
3
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Button Sedge
Carex bullata
keystone
caterpillars
31
food
52
flowers
3
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Bailey's Sedge
Carex baileyi
keystone
caterpillars
31
food
52
flowers
3
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Russet Sedge
Carex saxatilis
keystone
caterpillars
29
food
43
flowers
3
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Beaked Sedge
Carex rostrata
keystone
caterpillars
26
food
47
flowers
3
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Schweinitz's Sedge
Carex schweinitzii
keystone
caterpillars
24
food
45
flowers
3
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Western Inflated Sedge
Carex exsiccata
keystone
caterpillars
10
food
38
flowers
3