Carex leptalea

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Common Name: Slender Sedge, Bristlystalked Sedge

Part to full shade, wet to moderately wet moisture level, adaptable to most soils except rocky, strongly acid to neutral pH.  1-2 feet height, spreads slowly by re-seeding and moderately fast by rhizomes.

Germination Code:  C(60)

Native Region:  Scattered lightly statewide

Cool season.  Often abundant in bogs and coniferous swamps.