Scrabrous Black Sedge

Carex atratiformis Britton - Sedge family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 28 inches

Plant Type: Graminoid

Features

Flower Color: Brown

Bloom Time: Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly); Wind

Larval Species depending on Scrabrous Black Sedge: Erebia magdalena

Native Range

USA: Alaska, Maine, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont
CAN: Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.