Carex lacustris

Lake Bank Sedge

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Lake Bank Sedge is a great choice for plantings on the shores of lakes and ponds. It spreads through rhizomes to form colonies and helps with erosion control. The leaves are a bluish-green color and have a reddish tinge near the triangular base of the plant. This species is rare where it is found in northern Missouri in its natural habitat of lakesides, marshes, and bottomland prairies. Lake Bank Sedge flowers from May to August.

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Height
3-5 Feet

Spread
1-2 Feet

Bloom/Seasonal Color
Green

USDA Hardiness Zone 3-7

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Characteristics & Attributes

Hydrologic Designation

•

OBL

Root

•	Rhizomes
•	Fibrous

Season of Interest

•	Late (July-frost)
•	Mid (May-June)

Soil Moisture

•

High

Special Uses

•	Ground Cover
•	Bog

Sun Exposure

•	Full Sun
•	Shade
•	Medium Sun/Average Shade

USFS MO Ecological Map

•	Central Dissected Till Plain

Wildlife Benefit

•	Food/Birds
•	Cover