Description

Carex stricta, Tussock Sedge, Native Grasses, Perennial Grass Plugs, Wetland Grass

Botanic Name (s): Carex stricta

Common Name(s): Tussock sedge Upright sedge

Mature height :1-3.5ft

Mature spread:2-3ft

Flower Color/ Bloom Time : May-August, red-purple rown

Sun Exposure: Full Sun

Soil moisture: Moist Wet

Soil Ph:3-5.7

Soil Type: Clay Soil- High clay content, fine texture

Loamy Soil- mostly silt, sand, some clay

Sandy soil, coarse texture

Native Habitat: Fresh tidal and non-tidal marshes, shrub swamps, floodplain forests, hardwood swamps

Notes: Grows in clumps, tolerates flooding to 6 inches

Fragrant Erosion Control Flood Tolerant

Average Wildlife Value: Songbirds

OBL- Almost always occur in wetlands

Native to Coastal Regions

Native To Mountain Regions

Native to Piedmont Regions

Native Grass

Carex stricta is valuable for Wetland Restoration and Erosion Control in Bioswales and drainage ditches. This sedge can be used to reduce maintenance and hold ground on various shorelines. Plants are useful in Deer Resistant Plantings, Wet Meadows, Stormwater Projects and Wildlife Gardens.

Benefit
Use Wildlife: Excellent nesting habitat for rails and snipes.
Use Other: Harvested for insulation in ice packing houses and used for rug making. (Kershaw)
Attracts: Birds , Butterflies
Larval Host: Mulberry Wing butterfly (Poanes massasoit)
Butterflies and Moths of North America (BAMONA)
Eyed Brown
(Satyrodes eurydice)

Larval Host
Learn more at BAMONA Mulberry Wing
(Poanes massasoit)

Larval Host
Learn more at BAMONA Black Dash
(Euphyes conspicua)

Larval Host
Learn more at BAMONA

Carex stricta, Tussock Sedge, Native Grasses, Perennial Grass Plugs, Wetland Grass

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