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Carex geyeri is a species of sedge known by the common names Geyer's sedge and elk sedge. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California to Colorado, where it grows in dry areas in mountain meadows, grasslands, and open forest. This sedge produces scattered tufts of stems connected by a network of long rhizomes. The stems are triangular in cross-section and approach half a meter in maximum height. The flower cluster is composed of a cluster of staminate flowers and a cluster of pistillate flowers separated by a node.

Plant type

Grass

Size

1 - 2 ft Tall

Form

Upright

Growth rate

Slow

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Color

Yellow

Flowering season

Spring

Special uses

Containers

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Soil description

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

Site type

Open places

Plant communities

Sagebrush Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest

Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 4 likely

Confirmed Likely

Common Ringlet

Coenonympha tullia

Olive Green Cutworm Moth

Dargida procinctus

Dun Skipper

Euphyes vestris

Umber Skipper

Poanes melane