Top native carex sect. aulocystis
6 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Woodrush Sedge
Carex luzulina
keystone
caterpillars
12
food
37
flowers
2
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Shortleaved Sedge
Carex fuliginosa
keystone
caterpillars
12
food
32
flowers
1
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Lemmon's Sedge
Carex lemmonii
keystone
caterpillars
6
food
28
flowers
3
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Little-leaved Sedge
Carex luzulifolia
keystone
caterpillars
5
food
28
flowers
1
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Cleft Sedge
Carex fissuricola
keystone
caterpillars
5
food
24
flowers
1
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Rock-dwelling Sedge
Carex petricosa