Walter's Sedge

Carex striata Michx. - Sedge family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 3.0 feet

Plant Type: Graminoid

Features

Flower Color: Yellow, Green, Brown

Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly); Wind

Larval Species depending on Walter's Sedge: Euphyes dukesi

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia
Regional Native Status: L48 (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.