Top native carex sect. phyllostachyae
8 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Back's Sedge
Carex backii
keystone
caterpillars
32
food
54
flowers
3
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Willdenow's Sedge
Carex willdenowii
keystone
caterpillars
30
food
49
flowers
3
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James's Sedge
Carex jamesii
keystone
caterpillars
29
food
50
flowers
3
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Rocky Mountain Sedge
Carex saximontana
keystone
caterpillars
27
food
44
flowers
3
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Juniper Sedge
Carex juniperorum
keystone
caterpillars
14
food
36
flowers
3
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Limestone Forest Sedge
Carex superata
keystone
caterpillars
12
food
37
flowers
3
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Basal Flower Sedge
Carex basiantha
keystone
caterpillars
10
food
36
flowers
2
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Cordilleran Sedge
Carex cordillerana
keystone
caterpillars
5
food
32
flowers
2