Creeping Sedge

Carex chordorrhiza Ehrh. ex L. f. - Sedge family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 14 inches

Plant Type: Graminoid

Features

Flower Color: Green, Brown

Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Tolerant

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Wind

Native Range

  • USA:  Alaska, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Wisconsin
  • CAN:  Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territorie, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon
  • DEN:  Greenland
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), GL (N), SPM (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.