Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Sitka Sedge (Carex aquatilis var. dives) is a native grass that grows in northern, southern and central California. It tends to grow in wet places, at elevations from 0-3500 feet.

Plant type

Grass

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Color

Brown

Special uses

Containers

Sun

Partial Shade

Site type

Wet places

Plant communities

Douglas-Fir Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Yellow Pine Forest, Wetland-Riparian

Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 5 likely

Confirmed Likely

Common Ringlet

Coenonympha tullia

Olive Green Cutworm Moth

Dargida procinctus

Dun Skipper

Euphyes vestris

Lesser Wainscot

Mythimna oxygala