Northwest Territory Sedge

Carex utriculata Boott

Sedge family

Plant Type

Graminoid

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

3.3 feet

Flower Color

Green, Brown

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intolerant

Water

Water Use High

Soil

CaCO3 Tolerance Low

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Wind

Native Range

USA: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
CAN: Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon
MEX: Mexico Northeast

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.