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Carex crinita

Fringed Sedge

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Carex crinita (Fringed Sedge)

This distinctive sedge flowers from May to July and has very slender erect male flowers that are separate from the characteristic long drooping narrow female flowers. Fringed Sedge grows in dense clumps in wet meadows, swamps, sloughs, moist upland prairies, and margins of bodies of water. It does not grow in standing water. Fringed Sedge has sharply triangular stems and the margins of leaves are rough to the touch.

Additional Information:


Height
2-5 Feet

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Spread
1-2 Feet

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Bloom/Seasonal Color
Green


USDA Hardiness Zone 3-8

Home Owner Growing and Maintenance Tips:
Propagate with seeds or sprigs.

Good Companions
Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica), Copper Iris (Iris fulva), Fox Sedge (Carex vulpinoidea), Fowl Manna Grass (Glyceria striata), Monkey Flower (Mimulus ringens), Wood Reed (Cinna arundinacea)

Characteristics & Attributes

Hydrologic Designation

FACW+

Root

Fibrous
Rhizomes

Season of Interest

Mid (May-June)

Soil Moisture

High

Special Uses

Bog

Sun Exposure

Medium Sun/Average Shade

USFS MO Ecological Map

Wildlife Benefit

Cover
Food/Birds