Top native carex sect. lupulinae
6 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Gray's Sedge
Carex grayi
keystone
caterpillars
34
food
57
flowers
4
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Bladder Sedge
Carex intumescens
keystone
caterpillars
33
food
54
flowers
3
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Hop Sedge
Carex lupulina
keystone
caterpillars
33
food
54
flowers
3
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False Hop Sedge
Carex lupuliformis
keystone
caterpillars
32
food
53
flowers
3
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Louisiana Sedge
Carex louisianica
keystone
caterpillars
25
food
42
flowers
3
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Giant Sedge
Carex gigantea
keystone
caterpillars
23
food
43
flowers
3