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Carex douglasii is a species of sedge known by the common name Douglas' sedge. It is native to much of western North America, including the western Canadian provinces, the western United States, and Baja California. It grows in dry, wet, and seasonally moist habitat, from prairie and grassland to marshes. It is tolerant of sandy and alkaline substrates. This sedge produces triangular stems up to about 40 centimeters high from thin rhizomes. The leaves are thick but narrow and sometimes rolled. The plant is dioecious, with male and female flowers occurring on different individuals. The pistillate flower cluster is distinctive, with female flowers bearing long, protruding, persistent stigmas that tangle together into a wide mass.
Grass
10 - 18 in Tall
Upright
Slow
Green
Spring
Containers
Full Sun
Fast
Adaptable, tolerant of sand, loam and clay.
Spring-moist sandy, gravelly or alkaline places
Alpine Fell-Fields, Lodgepole Forest, Northern Juniper Woodland, Red Fir Forest, Sagebrush Scrub, Subalpine Forest, Yellow Pine Forest
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 7 likely
Common Ringlet
Coenonympha tullia
Olive Green Cutworm Moth
Dargida procinctus
Dun Skipper
Euphyes vestris
American Crescent Borer
Helotropha reniformis