Top native true sedges
7 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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Hop Sedge
Carex lupulina
keystone
caterpillars
33
food
54
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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Thin-fruit Sedge
Carex flaccosperma
keystone
caterpillars
24
food
42
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