American Woollyfruit Sedge

Carex lasiocarpa Ehrh. var. americana Fernald

Sedge family

Plant Type
Graminoid
Life Cycle
Perennial
Mature Height
4.0 feet
Flower Color
Green, Brown
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Tolerant

Native Range

  • USA:  Alaska, California, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin
  • CAN:  Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland, Manitoba, Newfoundland, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan
  • MEX:  Mexico Northwest

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), SPM (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.