Hairy Sedge
Carex lacustris Willd. - Sedge familySize
Mature Height: Up to around 5.0 feet
Planting Distance: 4.0 feet
Plant Type: Graminoid
Root Depth: 12 inches
Growth Form: Rhizomatous
Growth Rate: Rapid
Features
Flower Color: Green
Conspicuous Flowers: No
Bloom Time: Late Spring
Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer
Evergreen: No
Fall Colors: No
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Tolerant
Clay Soil Tolerance: Yes
Sandy Soil Tolerance: No
Drought Tolerance: None
Flood Tolerance: High
Fire Tolerance: High
Salt Tolerance: None
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly); Wind
Larval Species depending on Hairy Sedge: Euphyes dion, Euphyes dukesi, Euphyes vestris, Poanes viator, Poanes viator viator, Satryodes appalachia, Satyrodes applachia, Satyrodes eurydice
Native Range
- USA: Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Dakota, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
- CAN: Alberta, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan
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.