Top native sedges
8 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Pennsylvania Sedge
Carex pensylvanica
keystone
caterpillars
33
food
55
flowers
5
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Spreading Sedge
Carex laxiculmis
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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Cherokee Sedge
Carex cherokeensis
keystone
caterpillars
20
food
44
flowers
6
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Sand Spikerush
Eleocharis montevidensis
caterpillars
2
food
10
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Tawny Cottongrass
Eriophorum virginicum
caterpillars
2
food
3
flowers
3
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Sandswamp Whitetop Sedge
Rhynchospora latifolia
caterpillars
2
flowers
2
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Deep-Rooted Sedge
Cyperus entrerianus