Silvery Sedge
Carex canescens L. - Sedge familySize
Mature Height: Up to around 24 inches
Planting Distance: 3.0 feet
Plant Type: Graminoid
Root Depth: 8 inches
Growth Form: Rhizomatous
Growth Rate: Slow
Features
Flower Color: Green
Conspicuous Flowers: No
Bloom Time: Late Spring
Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer
Evergreen: No
Fall Colors: No
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Intermediate
Clay Soil Tolerance: No
Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes
Drought Tolerance: None
Flood Tolerance: High
Fire Tolerance: High
Salt Tolerance: None
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Wind
Native Range
- USA: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, 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
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.