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Mountain Sedge (Carex scopulorum) is a native grass that grows in northern, southern and central California. It is moderately fast growing and moderately long-lived. It grows in an upright form to a height of 1.3 feet, with active growth during the spring and summer. Flowers are purple and bloom in the late spring. Leaves are medium green and deciduous. It tends to grow in wet places, at elevations from 6900-10600 feet.
Grass
1 ft Tall
Upright
Moderate
Winter Deciduous
Purple
Spring
Containers
Partial Shade
Adaptable, tolerant of sand, loam and clay.
Wet places
Lodgepole Forest, Red Fir Forest, Subalpine Forest, Yellow Pine Forest
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 5 likely
Common Ringlet
Coenonympha tullia
Olive Green Cutworm Moth
Dargida procinctus
Dun Skipper
Euphyes vestris
Umber Skipper
Poanes melane