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  2. Plants
  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Monocots
  5. Grasses, Sedges, Cattails, and Allies
  6. Sedges
  7. True Sedges
  8. Carex Sect. Hallerianae
  9. Cedar Sedge

species 2,749 observations

Cedar Sedge

Carex planostachys

Status
native
Keystone
49 caterpillar species raised on Carex grasses and sedges
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supports All

46 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Apache Skipper, Dun Skipper, Pink-barred Pseudeustrotia Moth, Dion Skipper 10
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Greater White-fronted Goose, Snow Goose, Trumpeter Swan, Tundra Swan 34
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Greater Bee Fly, Spotted Pink Lady Beetle 2

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Grasses and sedges
Light
Part shade
Moisture
Dry
Water use
Low
Plant type
Ornamental grasses and sedges Perennial

From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.

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