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  2. Plants
  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Monocots
  5. Grasses, Sedges, Cattails, and Allies
  6. Sedges
  7. True Sedges
  8. Carex Rosea Clade
  9. Texas Sedge

species 535 observations

Texas Sedge

Carex texensis

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

Field notes

Supports All

76 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Dun Skipper, Pink-barred Pseudeustrotia Moth, Black Dash, Dukes' Skipper 27
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Ruffed Grouse, Greater White-fronted Goose, Redpoll, Snow Goose 46
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Variable Duskyface Fly, Greater Bee Fly, Spotted Pink Lady Beetle 3

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
Full sun Part shade
Moisture
Dry Well drained Moist
Water use
Medium
Soil
Rocky Sand Loam Clay Organic
Drought tolerant
Yes
Deer resistant
Yes
Resists
Dry soil Heat
Habit
Clumping
Plant type
Ornamental grasses and sedges Ground cover Herbaceous perennial

From NC State Extension, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and USDA PLANTS.

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