species 9,920 observations
Hop Sedge
Carex lupulina
Field notes
Carex lupulina, known as hop sedge or common hop sedge, is a species of sedge native to most of eastern North America.
It was first formally named in 1805.
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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
Eyed Brown, Dun Skipper, Pink-barred Pseudeustrotia Moth, Black Dash
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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
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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
- Light
- Part shade
- Water use
- Medium
- Soil pH
- Acid
- Resists
- Wet soil
- Habit
- Clumping
From NC State Extension, USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.