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Nebraska Sedge

Carex nebrascensis

Nebraska sedge is a vigorous, rhizomatous western wetland sedge, a workhorse of wet-meadow and streambank restoration and important forage and cover.

Family

Cyperaceae

Type

grass

Lifespan

perennial

Height

3–3 ft

Spacing

1–2 ft apart

Light

part shade

Soil moisture

moist

Soil pH

acidic, neutral

Bloom

July, August

Bloom colors

green

Wildlife value

songbirds, larval host, mammals

Landscape uses

specimen, border, erosion control, naturalizing

Native states

AZ, CA, CO, ID, IL, KS, MO, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, OR, SD, UT, WA, WY