Carex albursina

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Common Name: White Bear Sedge

Light to medium shade, wet to medium moisture level, organically rich soil.  2 feet height.

Germination Code:  C(60)

Native Region:  Scattered statewide except absent in most all of the Coastal Plain Province

Cool season. A distinctive, striking sedge of forests.  Attracts birds.

White Bear Sedge - Carex albursina
Photo courtesy of John Hilty http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info