Little Green Sedge

Carex viridula Michx. - Sedge family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 18 inches

Planting Distance: 20 inches

Plant Type: Graminoid

Root Depth: 10 inches

Growth Form: Bunch

Growth Rate: Moderate

Features

Flower Color: Green

Conspicuous Flowers: No

Bloom Time: Early Summer

Seasonal Growth: Spring and 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: High

Salt Tolerance: High

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Wind

Native Range

USA: Alaska, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., Utah, Vermont, 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 (NI), GL (N), SPM (NI)

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.