Top native Cariceae

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

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1 native plant

Sun and shade

Light

Part shade 1 Dappled shade 1

Soil and water

Moisture

Well drained 1 Moist 1 Wet 1

Water use

Medium 1 High 1

Soil

Sand 1 Loam 1 Clay 1

Soil pH

Acid 2 Neutral 1 Alkaline 2

Toughness

Deer resistant

Resists

Heat 1 Wet soil 1

Form

Habit

Arching 1 Clumping 1 Spreading 1

Plant type

Ground cover 1 Herbaceous perennial 1 Ornamental grasses and sedges 1

Cherokee Sedge Carex cherokeensis keystone caterpillars 20 food 44 flowers 6