Top native sedges
14 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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Pennsylvania Sedge
Carex pensylvanica
keystone
caterpillars
33
food
55
flowers
5
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Hop Sedge
Carex lupulina
keystone
caterpillars
33
food
54
flowers
3
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Greater Straw Sedge
Carex normalis
keystone
caterpillars
33
food
54
flowers
3
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Plantainleaf Sedge
Carex plantaginea
keystone
caterpillars
32
food
54
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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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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Tawny Cottongrass
Eriophorum virginicum
caterpillars
2
food
3
flowers
3
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Whitetop Sedge
Rhynchospora colorata
caterpillars
2
flowers
19
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Deep-Rooted Sedge
Cyperus entrerianus