Common Name
Awl-fruit sedge
Stalk-grain sedge
Plant Form
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Duration
Perennial
Max Height (ft)
4.0
Region
Coastal
Piedmont
Mountain
Hardiness Zone
5,
6,
7
Additional Info
Floodplain forests, alluvial swamps, seepage swamps, beaver wetlands, and wet meadows; also in freshwater and oligohaline tidal marshes, tidal swamps, bogs, fens, seeps, and upland depression swamps. Frequent throughout.
High Value Generalist
Earth Sangha lists this plant as a "High Value Generalist" because it is easy to grow, occurs across a wide range of habitats and is known to be of high value to wildlife
Bloom Time
Spring
Early Summer
Light Requirements
Full sun
Partial sun
Shade
Moisture Requirements
Wet
Moist
Dry
Average
Commercially available
Yes
Carries Seeds (may not be available)
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