Shaved Sedge

Carex tonsa (Fernald) E.P. Bicknell

Sedge family

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

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Wind

Native Range

  • CAN:  Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan
  • USA:  Connecticut, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin

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.

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