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Carex athrostachya is a species of sedge known by the common name slenderbeak sedge. It is native to western North America, including Alaska to central Canada, the western contiguous United States, and just into Baja California. It grows in wet and seasonally wet areas, such as wetlands and meadows. It produces dense clumps of stems up to 80 centimeters tall. The flower cluster is a dense green to brown cluster one or two centimeters long.

Plant type

Grass

Size

2 - 3 ft Tall

Form

Upright

Growth rate

Slow

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Color

Green, Brown

Flowering season

Spring

Special uses

Containers

Sun

Partial Shade

Soil drainage

Standing

Soil description

Prefers sandy or loamy soils. Does not grow well in clay soils.

Site type

Seasonally moist meadows, marshes

Plant communities

Coastal Prairie, Foothill Woodland, Lodgepole Forest, Northern Oak Woodland, Red Fir Forest, Subalpine Forest, Yellow Pine Forest, Wetland-Riparian

Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 8 likely

Confirmed Likely

American Ear Moth

Amphipoea americana

Common Ringlet

Coenonympha tullia

Olive Green Cutworm Moth

Dargida procinctus

Dun Skipper

Euphyes vestris