Hop Sedge

Carex lupulina Muhl. ex Willd.

Sedge family

Plant Type

Graminoid

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

4.0 feet

Flower Color

Yellow, Green, Brown

Bloom Time

Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intermediate

Water

Water Use Medium

Soil

CaCO3 Tolerance Medium

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Larval Host (Butterfly); Wind

Larval Host Satryodes eurydice, Satyrodes eurydice

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
MEX: Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast
CAN: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (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.