Top native sedges
17 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Gray's Sedge
Carex grayi
keystone
caterpillars
34
food
57
flowers
4
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Emory's Sedge
Carex emoryi
keystone
caterpillars
34
food
52
flowers
3
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Pennsylvania Sedge
Carex pensylvanica
keystone
caterpillars
33
food
55
flowers
5
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Greater Straw Sedge
Carex normalis
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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Broad-leaved Sedge
Carex platyphylla
keystone
caterpillars
32
food
52
flowers
3
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Eastern Narrowleaf Sedge
Carex amphibola
keystone
caterpillars
32
food
52
flowers
3
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Palm Sedge
Carex muskingumensis
keystone
caterpillars
29
food
50
flowers
3
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Texas Sedge
Carex texensis
keystone
caterpillars
27
food
46
flowers
3
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Cherokee Sedge
Carex cherokeensis
keystone
caterpillars
20
food
44
flowers
6
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Fragrant Flatsedge
Cyperus odoratus
caterpillars
5
food
19
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Marsh Flatsedge
Cyperus pseudovegetus
caterpillars
5
food
14
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Pond Flatsedge
Cyperus ochraceus
caterpillars
5
food
13
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Squarestem Spikerush
Eleocharis quadrangulata
caterpillars
2
food
11
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Beaked Spikerush
Eleocharis rostellata
caterpillars
2
food
10
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Whitetop Sedge
Rhynchospora colorata
caterpillars
2
flowers
19
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California Bulrush
Schoenoplectus californicus
caterpillars
1
food
5
flowers
3