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Northern Singlespike Sedge (Carex scirpoidea) is a native grass that grows in Central California, primarily in the High Sierra Nevada region. It is moderately fast growing and long-lived. It grows in an upright form to a height of 1.5 feet, with active growth during the spring and summer. Flowers are green and bloom in the early summer. Leaves are medium green and deciduous. It tends to grow in moist rocky places, at elevations from 11500-12100 feet.

Plant type

Grass

Size

10 - 18 in Tall

Form

Upright

Growth rate

Moderate

Dormancy

Winter Deciduous

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Color

Green

Flowering season

Summer

Special uses

Containers

Sun

Full Sun

Soil description

Adaptable, tolerant of sand, loam and clay.

Site type

Rocky places, at least seasonally wet

Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 6 likely

Confirmed Likely

Common Ringlet

Coenonympha tullia

Olive Green Cutworm Moth

Dargida procinctus

Dun Skipper

Euphyes vestris

Lesser Wainscot

Mythimna oxygala