Carried by 2 nurseries
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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.
Grass
2 - 3 ft Tall
Upright
Slow
Green, Brown
Spring
Containers
Partial Shade
Standing
Prefers sandy or loamy soils. Does not grow well in clay soils.
Seasonally moist meadows, marshes
Coastal Prairie, Foothill Woodland, Lodgepole Forest, Northern Oak Woodland, Red Fir Forest, Subalpine Forest, Yellow Pine Forest, Wetland-Riparian
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 8 likely
American Ear Moth
Amphipoea americana
Common Ringlet
Coenonympha tullia
Olive Green Cutworm Moth
Dargida procinctus
Dun Skipper
Euphyes vestris