Top native carex sect. glareosae
10 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Hoary Sedge
Carex canescens
keystone
caterpillars
43
food
64
flowers
3
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Brownish Sedge
Carex brunnescens
keystone
caterpillars
38
food
63
flowers
3
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Sparse-flowered Sedge
Carex tenuiflora
keystone
caterpillars
34
food
50
flowers
3
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Threeseeded Sedge
Carex trisperma
keystone
caterpillars
33
food
54
flowers
3
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Northern Clustered Sedge
Carex arcta
keystone
caterpillars
30
food
50
flowers
3
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Teacher Sedge
Carex praeceptorum
keystone
caterpillars
18
food
39
flowers
3
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Sheep Sedge
Carex illota
keystone
caterpillars
17
food
40
flowers
3
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Smooth-stemmed Sedge
Carex laeviculmis
keystone
caterpillars
12
food
41
flowers
2
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Hare's-foot Sedge
Carex lachenalii
keystone
caterpillars
12
food
36
flowers
1
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Rye-grass Sedge
Carex loliacea
keystone
caterpillars
9
food
27