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Top native carex sect. scitae

4 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

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Ornamental grasses and sedges 4 Perennial 4
  • Showy Sedge Carex spectabilis keystone caterpillars 17 food 41 flowers 3
  • Short-stalk Sedge Carex podocarpa keystone caterpillars 12 food 37 flowers 2
  • Alaska Large Awn Sedge Carex macrochaeta keystone caterpillars 11 food 27
  • Payson's Sedge Carex paysonis keystone caterpillars 8 food 35 flowers 3

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