Description

Key Information:

Soil: Hydric (Wet)
Sun: Full Sun – Part Sun
Height: 2-5 feet
Type: Cool-season, perennial, clump-forming. Has long drooping seed heads.

More Details:

Suggested Uses: Useful for wetland and shoreline restoration! Grows in clumps. Grows on the shoreline of small lakes and low woodlands.

Wildlife: The seeds of this sedge are food source for waterfowl.

Native Range: Native to the eastern U.S. Native to eastern Minnesota, particularly the Arrowhead.

More information: USDA PLANT profile

Photo credit: Robert H. Mohlenbrock @ USDA-NRCS