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This plant, particularly sun sedge (C. inops subsp. heliophila), is a dominant species in a number of ecosystems, such as many grasslands.On the prairies of the northern Great Plains it is codominant with grasses such as western wheatgrass (Pascopyrum smithii) and other wheatgrasses, big bluestem (Andropogon gerardi) and other bluestems, needle-and-thread grass (Hesperostipa comata) and other ...
Carex is a vast genus of over 2,000 species [2] of grass-like plants in the family Cyperaceae, commonly known as sedges (or seg, in older books). Other members of the family Cyperaceae are also called sedges, however those of genus Carex may be called true sedges , and it is the most species-rich genus in the family.
Carex haydenii (common name, Hayden's sedge), is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae, native to eastern Canada and the north-central and northeastern United States. [1] Preferring to grow in wet, shady situations, but able to tolerate full sun, it is recommended for rain gardens .
Carex nigromarginata is a North American sedge which grows on acid soils in dry woodland, thickets, and roadside, and similar ruderal habitats in partial shade or in full sun, often near streams at elevations of 10–800 m (33–2,625 ft).
Carex lacustris, known as lake sedge (lucastris is from the Latin lacus, or lake), is a tufted grass-like perennial of the sedge family , native to southern Canada and the northern United States. [5] C. lacustris us an herbaceous surface-piercing plant that grows in water up to 50 cm (1.6 ft) deep, and grows 50–150 cm (1.6–4.9 ft) tall. [ 6 ]
Carex communis, the fibrous-root sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Carex, native to central and eastern Canada and the central and eastern United States. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Its seeds are dispersed by ants .
Strive to provide at least two to four hours of sun each day. Pruning at the wrong time of year can also reduce flowering. Mahonias bloom on the previous season’s growth, commonly called old wood.
Carex muehlenbergii is a perennial monocot growing 20–90 cm tall. Plants form tufts of foliage arising from a short, dark, woody rhizome. [ 4 ] The Inflorescences have 3–10 flower spikes, [ 5 ] is green or yellow or brown in color.