species 1,797 observations
Shortbeak Sedge
Carex brevior
Field notes
Carex brevior, known as shortbeak sedge and plains oval sedge, is a species of sedge native to North America. The specific epithet brevior means "shorter" in Latin.
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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, White-tailed Ptarmigan, Cosmotettix paludosus, Greater White-fronted Goose
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Variable Duskyface Fly, Greater Bee Fly, Spotted Pink Lady Beetle
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Grasses and sedges
- Plant type
- Ornamental grasses and sedges Perennial
From USDA PLANTS.