Water Sedge

Carex aquatilis Wahlenb. - Sedge family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 35 inches

Planting Distance: 3.0 feet

Plant Type: Graminoid

Root Depth: 14 inches

Growth Form: Bunch

Growth Rate: Moderate

Features

Flower Color: Green

Conspicuous Flowers: No

Bloom Time: Summer

Seasonal Growth: Summer

Evergreen: No

Fall Colors: No

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intolerant

Clay Soil Tolerance: Yes

Sandy Soil Tolerance: No

Drought Tolerance: Low

Flood Tolerance: High

Fire Tolerance: Low

Salt Tolerance: None

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Wind

Native Range

  • USA:  Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming
  • CAN:  Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, 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.