Fewseed Sedge

Carex oligosperma Michx. - Sedge family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 3.0 feet

Plant Type: Graminoid

Features

Flower Color: Green, Brown

Bloom Time: Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly); Wind

Larval Species depending on Fewseed Sedge: Oeneis jutta

Native Range

  • CAN:  Alberta, Newfoundland, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon
  • USA:  Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Wisconsin
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.