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Carex diandra is a species of sedge known by the common name lesser panicled sedge. It is widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere, where it can be found throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. It is also known from New Zealand. It grows in a wide variety of wet habitats, including wetlands, meadows, bogs, and lakeshores. This sedge produces clumps of triangular stems up to 90 centimeters long. The leaves have white-edged, red-dotted sheaths and are up to about 30 centimeters long. The flower cluster is simple or sometimes compound, made up of several clusters of stiff light brown spikes.
Grass
3 ft Tall
Upright
Slow
Green, White, Red, Brown
Spring
Containers
Partial Shade
Adaptable, tolerant of sand, loam and clay.
Wet meadows
Coastal Sage Scrub, North Coastal Coniferous Forest, Red Fir Forest, Yellow Pine Forest, Wetland-Riparian
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 6 likely
Common Ringlet
Coenonympha tullia
Olive Green Cutworm Moth
Dargida procinctus
Dun Skipper
Euphyes vestris
Lesser Wainscot
Mythimna oxygala