subfamily
Cyperoideae
Cyperoideae
Children
- Cariceae 393 native
- Cypereae 68 native
- Rhynchosporeae 60 native
- Eleocharideae 41 native
- Scirpeae 23 native
- Abildgaardieae 17 native
- Sclerieae 13 native
- Schoenoplectieae 10 native
- Schoeneae 7 native
- Trichophoreae 6 native
- Fuireneae 5 native
- Bolboschoeneae 5 native
- Pseudoschoeneae 5 native
- Cladieae 3 native
- Dulichieae 1 native
- Calliscirpeae 1 native
- Cryptangieae
- Bisboeckelereae
- Trilepideae
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native Cyperoideae All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Hoary Sedge
Carex canescens
keystone
caterpillars
43
food
64
flowers
3
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Northwest Territory Sedge
Carex utriculata
keystone
caterpillars
43
food
59
flowers
3
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Water Sedge
Carex aquatilis
keystone
caterpillars
43
food
58
flowers
3
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Bristle-stalked Sedge
Carex leptalea
keystone
caterpillars
42
food
58
flowers
3
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Two-seeded Sedge
Carex disperma
keystone
caterpillars
42
food
58
flowers
3
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Inflated Sedge
Carex vesicaria
keystone
caterpillars
41
food
63
flowers
3
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Tall Bog-sedge
Carex magellanica
keystone
caterpillars
41
food
58
flowers
3
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Star Sedge
Carex echinata
keystone
caterpillars
40
food
62
flowers
3
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Little Green Sedge
Carex oederi
caterpillars
40
food
60
flowers
3
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Buxbaum's Sedge
Carex buxbaumii
keystone
caterpillars
40
food
60
flowers
3
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Livid Sedge
Carex livida
keystone
caterpillars
40
food
54
flowers
3
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Woolly-fruited Sedge
Carex lasiocarpa
keystone
caterpillars
39
food
63
flowers
3
shelter
1
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Few-flowered Sedge
Carex pauciflora
keystone
caterpillars
39
food
63
flowers
3
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Awl-fruited Sedge
Carex stipata
keystone
caterpillars
39
food
56
flowers
3
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Field Sedge
Carex praegracilis
keystone
caterpillars
39
food
55
flowers
5