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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.

Plant type

Grass

Size

1 ft Tall

Form

Upright

Growth rate

Moderate

Dormancy

Winter Deciduous

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Color

Purple

Flowering season

Spring

Special uses

Containers

Sun

Partial Shade

Soil description

Adaptable, tolerant of sand, loam and clay.

Site type

Wet places

Plant communities

Lodgepole Forest, Red Fir Forest, Subalpine Forest, Yellow Pine Forest

Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 5 likely

Confirmed Likely

Common Ringlet

Coenonympha tullia

Olive Green Cutworm Moth

Dargida procinctus

Dun Skipper

Euphyes vestris

Umber Skipper

Poanes melane