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Carex cusickii is a species of sedge known by the common name Cusick's sedge. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California to Utah, where it can be found in several types of wet habitat, such as marshes, mountain meadows, and ditches. In its range it is most common in the Cascade Range and areas west. This sedge produces clumps of stems up to 1.3 meters tall. It is sometimes dioecious, with male and female flowers occurring on different individuals. The long leaves have sheaths dotted with red and edged at the top with copper. The flower cluster is often separated into distinct bunches of spikelets.

Plant type

Grass

Size

4 ft Tall

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Color

Red

Special uses

Containers

Sun

Partial Shade

Site type

Wet places

Plant communities

Coastal Sage Scrub, Douglas-Fir Forest, Mixed Evergreen 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

Elachista cucullata