Top native sedges
6 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Southern Waxy Sedge
Carex glaucescens
keystone
caterpillars
14
food
38
flowers
3
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Yellow Nutsedge
Cyperus esculentus
caterpillars
5
food
24
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Squarestem Spikerush
Eleocharis quadrangulata
caterpillars
2
food
11
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Sand Spikerush
Eleocharis montevidensis
caterpillars
2
food
10
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Whitetop Sedge
Rhynchospora colorata
caterpillars
2
flowers
19
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Sandswamp Whitetop Sedge
Rhynchospora latifolia
caterpillars
2
flowers
2