Coastal Sedge

Carex exilis Dewey - Sedge family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 32 inches

Plant Type: Graminoid

Features

Flower Color: Yellow, Green, Brown

Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Tolerant

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Wind

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Rhode I., Vermont, Wisconsin
  • CAN:  Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (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.