Sand Dune Sedge
Carex pansa
Rhizomatous coastal sedge that knits into a soft, fine-bladed green carpet. One of the best native lawn substitutes for sun or part shade, tolerating foot traffic and low mowing.
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Type
- grass
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–1.25 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- neutral
- Bloom
- May, June, July
- Bloom colors
- brown
- Wildlife value
- songbirds
- Landscape uses
- border, groundcover, container, erosion control, naturalizing
- Native states
- CA, OR, WA
Related native plants
More Carex species
- Gray's Sedge (Carex grayi)
- Plantain-leaved Sedge (Carex plantaginea)
- Cherokee Sedge (Carex cherokeensis)
- Pennsylvania Sedge (Carex pensylvanica)
- Slough Sedge (Carex obnupta)
- Eastern Woodland Sedge (Carex blanda)