species 14,671 observations
Bladder Sedge
Carex intumescens
Field notes
Carex intumescens, also known as bladder sedge, is a species of Carex native to Canada and the eastern United States.
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native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Dun Skipper, Pink-barred Pseudeustrotia Moth, Black Dash, Dukes' Skipper
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Ruffed Grouse, Cosmotettix paludosus, Greater White-fronted Goose, Redpoll
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Variable Duskyface Fly, Greater Bee Fly, Spotted Pink Lady Beetle
3
Children
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Grasses and sedges
- Light
- Part shade Full shade
- Moisture
- Moist
- Water use
- High
- Plant type
- Ornamental grasses and sedges Perennial
From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.