Carex athrostachya

$0.60 – $2.40

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Slenderbeak sedge

Slenderbeak sedge grows in clumps to about 30″ tall with a dense inflorescence just under an inch long.

As with some other Carex species they do will in very well in wet conditions when the season is wet and also make it though the dry season. It would do great in a wet meadow garden

Lifeform: Perennial

Sun: Full Sun, Part Shade

Water: High, Light, Moderate

Soil: Clay, Loam

Other: Attracts Birds, Erosion Control

 

Ecological Value

Carex species provide enormous contribution to nutrient cycling and habitat formations.
Container

Stub, StubS, StubS-o
Historical Uses

No Historical Uses found
Distribution

Western North America, including Alaska to central Canada, the western contiguous United States, and just into Baja California.
Elevation

55' – 10,562'
Communities
Habitat

Meadows and seasonally wet areas.

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