Top native carex sect. porocystis
8 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Pale Sedge
Carex pallescens
keystone
caterpillars
35
food
61
flowers
3
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Swan's Sedge
Carex swanii
keystone
caterpillars
33
food
53
flowers
3
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Fuzzy Wuzzy Sedge
Carex hirsutella
keystone
caterpillars
32
food
53
flowers
3
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Ribbed Sedge
Carex virescens
keystone
caterpillars
32
food
52
flowers
3
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Bush's Sedge
Carex bushii
keystone
caterpillars
31
food
49
flowers
3
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Carolina Sedge
Carex caroliniana
keystone
caterpillars
29
food
49
flowers
3
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Torrey's Sedge
Carex torreyi
keystone
caterpillars
27
food
44
flowers
3
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Hirsute Sedge
Carex complanata
keystone
caterpillars
25
food
45
flowers
3