Carex debilis var. debilis
Carex debilis var. debilis
Native to Mississippi. How scores work Is it native here?
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At a glance
Not yet recorded · Height · Spread · Light · Soil · Life cycle · Leaves · Bloom
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Recorded in 13 Mississippi counties.
Who uses this plant?
21CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including MS
Genus host records with ranges including MS · Carex
- Acronicta insularisHenry's Marsh Moth, Cattail Caterpillar
- Amolita roseolaPink Sedge Moth, Rosy Grass Moth
- Anatrytone loganDelaware Skipper, Logan Skipper, Black-Vein Skipper
- Cercyonis pegalaCommon Wood Nymph
- Deltote belliculaBurnished Bog Moth, Bog Deltote, Bog Lithacodia
- Euphyes dionDion Skipper, Sedge Skipper
- Euphyes dukesiDukes' Skipper
- Euphyes vestrisDun Skipper, Dun Sedge Skipper, Sedge Witch)\
- Hesperia leonardusLeonard's Skipper, Blazing Star Skipper, Pawnee Prairie Skipper, Pawnee Montane Skipper
- Lethe appalachiaAppalachian Brown, Appalachian Eyed Brown
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- Leucania phragmitidicolaNeedle Wainscot, Phragmites Wainscot
- Maliattha synochitisBlack-Dotted Lithacodia, Black-Dotted Glyph, Brass-Dotted Grass Moth
- Neonympha areolataGeorgia Satyr, Helicta Satyr
- Neonympha mitchelliiMitchell's Satyr
- Papaipema nebrisStalk Borer
- Poanes viatorBroad-Winged Skipper
- Pseudeustrotia carneolaPink-Barred Lithacodia, Pink-Barred Pseudeustrotia
- Spodoptera frugiperdaFall Armyworm Moth
- Cosmopterix ebriola
- Donacaula dispersella
- Elachista cucullata
1BeesSoutheastern regional records
Southeastern regional records · Carex
Individual names are not available yet.
Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
0Specialist beesPollen specialists
26BirdsRecorded eating Carex in Mississippi
Diet records by plant genus, from studies across North America. Not a record from this state. Birds whose range includes Mississippi, most records first.
- American Tree SparrowSeeds. 24 diet records
- SoraSeeds. 9 diet records
- American CootSeeds. 6 diet records
- Vesper Sparrow6 diet records
- MallardSeeds. 5 diet records
- Snow GooseLeaves and roots. 3 diet records
- Northern Bobwhite3 diet records
- Virginia Rail3 diet records
- Wild Turkey2 diet records
- American Black DuckSeeds. 1 diet record
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- American Pipit1 diet record
- American Wigeon1 diet record
- Blue-winged TealSeeds. 1 diet record
- Brown-headed Cowbird1 diet record
- Canada GooseLeaves. 1 diet record
- Chipping SparrowSeeds. 1 diet record
- Dark-eyed JuncoSeeds. 1 diet record
- House FinchSeeds. 1 diet record
- Lapland Longspur1 diet record
- Northern CardinalSeeds. 1 diet record
- Northern PintailSeeds. 1 diet record
- Red-winged Blackbird1 diet record
- Rose-breasted GrosbeakSeeds. 1 diet record
- Smith's Longspur1 diet record
- Song SparrowSeeds. 1 diet record
- White-crowned SparrowSeeds. 1 diet record
Direct food only. Caterpillars on host plants also feed nesting birds. NC Native Plant Society: butterfly gardening
No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects
Birds that eat Carex 26
Diet records by plant genus, from studies across North America. Not a record from this state. Avian Diet Database (Hurlbert Lab), CC0 1.0.
- American Tree SparrowSpizella arborea
- SoraPorzana carolina
- American CootFulica americana
- Vesper SparrowPooecetes gramineus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Snow GooseChen caerulescens
- Northern BobwhiteColinus virginianus
- Virginia RailRallus limicola
- Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavo
- American Black DuckAnas rubripes
- American PipitAnthus rubescens
- American WigeonAnas americana
- Blue-winged TealAnas discors
- Brown-headed CowbirdMolothrus ater
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Chipping SparrowSpizella passerina
- Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis
- House FinchCarpodacus mexicanus
- Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicus
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus
- Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianus
- Smith's LongspurCalcarius pictus
- Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
- White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrys
Plant details
- Family
- CYPERACEAE
What its natural habitat tells you
Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.
Conservation status
| Mississippi rank | S5 |
|---|---|
| Global rank | G5T5 |
| MS status | Not verified |
| Federal status | Not verified |
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Sources
- NatureServe Explorer
- USDA PLANTS
- Mississippi occurrence source
- Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
- Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
- Smith, Bachelder, Russell, Morales, Mosher & Seltmann 2024, Bee-Specialization-Modeling v0.6.1 (specialist host table compiled from J. Fowler's pollen specialist bee lists), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
- Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)
- Narango, Tallamy & Shropshire 2020, Few keystone plant genera support the majority of Lepidoptera species, Nature Communications