Top native carex sect. carex
4 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Hairy-fruit Sedge
Carex trichocarpa
keystone
caterpillars
32
food
54
flowers
3
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Wheat Sedge
Carex atherodes
keystone
caterpillars
31
food
52
flowers
3
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Smooth-cone Sedge
Carex laeviconica
keystone
caterpillars
24
food
43
flowers
3
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Sheldon's Sedge
Carex sheldonii
keystone
caterpillars
2
food
26
flowers
1