Top native spikerushes
46 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Common Spikerush
Eleocharis palustris
caterpillars
4
food
23
flowers
1
shelter
2
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Viviparous Spikerush
Eleocharis vivipara
caterpillars
3
food
9
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Few-flower Spikerush
Eleocharis quinqueflora
caterpillars
2
food
15
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Small Spikerush
Eleocharis parvula
caterpillars
2
food
15
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Blunt Spikerush
Eleocharis obtusa
caterpillars
2
food
12
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Needle Spikerush
Eleocharis acicularis
caterpillars
2
food
11
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Canada Spikesedge
Eleocharis geniculata
caterpillars
2
food
11
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Squarestem Spikerush
Eleocharis quadrangulata
caterpillars
2
food
11
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Pale Spikerush
Eleocharis macrostachya
caterpillars
2
food
10
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Flat-stem Spikerush
Eleocharis compressa
caterpillars
2
food
10
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Sand Spikerush
Eleocharis montevidensis
caterpillars
2
food
10
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Bald Spikerush
Eleocharis erythropoda
caterpillars
2
food
10
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Beaked Spikerush
Eleocharis rostellata
caterpillars
2
food
10
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Gulf Coast Spikerush
Eleocharis cellulosa
caterpillars
2
food
10
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Engelmann's Spikerush
Eleocharis engelmannii
caterpillars
2
food
10
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Parish's Spikerush
Eleocharis parishii
caterpillars
2
food
10
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Beautiful Spikerush
Eleocharis bella
caterpillars
2
food
10
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Mountain Spikerush
Eleocharis montana
caterpillars
2
food
10
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Purple Spikerush
Eleocharis atropurpurea
caterpillars
2
food
10
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Dwarf Spikerush
Eleocharis coloradoensis
caterpillars
2
food
10
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Baldwin's Spikerush
Eleocharis baldwinii
caterpillars
2
food
9
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Slender Spikerush
Eleocharis tenuis
caterpillars
2
food
9
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Yellow Spikerush
Eleocharis flavescens
caterpillars
2
food
9
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Long-tubercled Spikerush
Eleocharis tuberculosa
caterpillars
2
food
9
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Slender Spikerush
Eleocharis elliptica
caterpillars
2
food
9
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Glades Spikerush
Eleocharis bifida
caterpillars
2
food
9
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Horsetail Spikerush
Eleocharis equisetoides
caterpillars
2
food
9
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Robbins' Spikerush
Eleocharis robbinsii
caterpillars
2
food
9
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Ovate Spikerush
Eleocharis ovata
caterpillars
2
food
9
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Wolf's Spikerush
Eleocharis wolfii
caterpillars
2
food
9
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Black-fruited Spikerush
Eleocharis melanocarpa
caterpillars
2
food
9
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Smallfruit Spikerush
Eleocharis microcarpa
caterpillars
2
food
9
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Matted Spikerush
Eleocharis intermedia
caterpillars
2
food
9
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Twisted Spikerush
Eleocharis tortilis
caterpillars
2
food
9
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Slender Spikerush
Eleocharis nitida
caterpillars
2
food
9
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Slim Spikerush
Eleocharis elongata
caterpillars
2
food
9
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White Spikerush
Eleocharis albida
caterpillars
2
food
9
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Creeping Spikerush
Eleocharis uniglumis
caterpillars
2
food
9
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Britton's Spikerush
Eleocharis brittonii
caterpillars
2
food
9
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Ozark Spikerush
Eleocharis lanceolata
caterpillars
2
food
8
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Suksdorf's Spikerush
Eleocharis suksdorfiana
caterpillars
2
food
8
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Threerib Spikerush
Eleocharis tricostata
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Rooted Spikerush
Eleocharis exigua
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Creeping Spikesedge
Eleocharis fallax
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California Twisted Spikerush
Eleocharis torticulmis
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Bolander's Spikerush
Eleocharis bolanderi