Round Fruit Sedge

Carried by 4 nurseries

Estimated plant range Estimated plant range

Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Plant description

Round Fruit Sedge (Carex globosa) is a native grass that grows in northern, southern and central California. It tends to grow in well drained soils in wooded places, at elevations from 0-4300 feet.

Plant overview

Plant type

Grass

Size

1 ft Tall

Color

Brown

Special uses

Containers, Deer resistant

Landscaping information

Sun

Deep Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Sunset Zones

4, 5, 6, 14, 15*, 16*, 17*

Natural setting

Site type

Welldrained soils in wooded places

Plant communities

Mixed Evergreen Forest, Northern Coastal Scrub, Forest, Southern Oak Woodland

Wildlife supported

Caterpillars

Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 7 likely

Confirmed Likely

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American Ear Moth

Amphipoea americana

Common Ringlet

Coenonympha tullia

Olive Green Cutworm Moth

Dargida procinctus

Elachista cucullata

Alternative names

Common names:

Round-fruit Sedge, Round-fruited Sedge, Roundfruit Sedge

Sources

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