Carex stipata

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Common Name: Owlfruit Sedge, Awlfruit Sedge, Prickly Sedge, Common Fox Sedge

Full sun to light shade; wet to moderately wet moisture level; soil may be sand, clay or loam.  2-3 feet height.

Germination Code:  C(60)

Native Region:  ?

Cool season.  A common and adaptable wetland sedge that thrives in almost any wet soil.  It establishes quickly to provide rapid soil stabilization.  Attracts butterflies and birds.

Owlfruit Sedge, Awlfruit Sedge, Prickly Sedge, Common Fox Sedge - Carex stipata 2
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