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Plays a significant role in maintaining ecosystem health and stability
Scientific Name Common Name(s) Supports Pollinators Number of Lepidotera (butterflies, moths, and skippers) Species Genus Supports Number of Pollen Specialist Bees that Rely on this Genus Considered a "Keystone" Plant?
Calamagrostis porteri Porter's reedgrass
Callicarpa americana American beauty-berry, French-mulberry Bees, Butterfiles No
Caltha palustris var. palustris Marsh marigold, Cowslip Bees, Butterfiles
Calystegia sepium Hedge bindweed Bees, Butterfiles No
Campanula americana Tall bellflower No
Campanula divaricata Southern harebell, Appalachian bellflower
Campsis radicans Trumpet-creeper, Trumpet creeper, Trumpet vine, Hellvine, Cow-itch, Foxglove vine, Devil's shoestring Bees, Butterfiles, Hummingbirds No
Capnoides sempervirens Pale corydalis, Pink corydalis, Rock harlequin
Cardamine angustata Slender toothwort Bees No
Cardamine bulbosa Spring cress, Bulbous bittercress Bees No
Cardamine concatenata Cut-leaf toothwort Bees No
Cardamine diphylla Crinkleroot, Two-leaf toothwort
Cardamine parviflora var. arenicola Sand bittercress, Small-flowered bittercress Bees No
Cardamine pensylvanica Pennsylvania bittercress Bees No
Cardamine rotundifolia American bittercress, Mountain watercress
Carex abscondita Thicket sedge 36 Yes
Carex aestivalis Summer sedge 36 Yes
Carex aggregata Glomerate sedge 36 Yes
Carex alata Broad-winged sedge 36 Yes
Carex albicans var. albicans White-tinged sedge 36 Yes
Carex albicans var. australis Southern white-tinged sedge 36 Yes
Carex albolutescens Greenish-white sedge 36 Yes
Carex albursina White bear sedge 36 Yes
Carex amphibola Eastern narrow-leaved sedge 36 Yes
Carex annectens Yellow-fuited sedge 36 Yes

*References:

Keystone Native Plants: Eastern Temperate Forests – Ecoregion 8

Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia: Keystone Species of Native Plants