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Awlfruit Sedge (Carex stipata) is a native grass that grows in Central and Northern California, primarily in the High Sierra Nevada region. It is slow growing and moderately long-lived. It grows in an upright form to a height of 3.5 feet, with active growth during the spring and summer. Flowers are green and bloom in the mid spring. Leaves are medium green and deciduous. It tends to grow in wet places, at elevations from 100-5700 feet.
Grass
4 ft Tall
Upright
Slow
Winter Deciduous
Green
Spring
Containers
Partial Shade
Prefers loamy or clay soils. Grows poorly in sandy soils.
Wet places
Chaparral, Foothill Woodland, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Yellow Pine Forest, Wetland-Riparian
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 4 likely
Common Ringlet
Coenonympha tullia
Olive Green Cutworm Moth
Dargida procinctus
Dun Skipper
Euphyes vestris
Umber Skipper
Poanes melane