Shoreline Sedge

Carex hyalinolepis Steud. - Sedge family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 4.0 feet

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: Yes

Sandy Soil Tolerance: No

Drought Tolerance: Low

Flood Tolerance: High

Fire Tolerance: High

Salt Tolerance: Medium

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly); Wind

Larval Species depending on Shoreline Sedge: Euphyes dion, Euphyes dukesi

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia
  • CAN:  Ontario
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (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.