Rigid Sedge

Carex tetanica Schkuhr

Sedge family

Plant Type
Graminoid
Life Cycle
Perennial
Mature Height
24 inches
Flower Color
Green, Brown
Bloom Time
Mid Spring, Late Spring

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Wind

Native Range

  • USA:  Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
  • CAN:  Manitoba, Ontario, Saskatchewan

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.