Hairy Sedge

Carex lacustris Willd.

Sedge family

Plant Type
Graminoid
Life Cycle
Perennial
Mature Height
5.0 feet
Spread
4.0 feet
Flower Color
Green
Bloom Time
Late Spring

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Tolerant

Water

Water Use High
Drought Tolerance None
Flood Tolerance High

Soil

Soil Types Clay, Loam
CaCO3 Tolerance Medium
Fertility Need Medium

Stress Tolerance

Fire Tolerance High
Salt Tolerance None

Climate

pH Range 5.6 – 6.8
Frost-Free Days 90 days
Precipitation 32 – 55 in

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Larval Host (Butterfly); Wind
Larval Host Euphyes dion, Euphyes dukesi, Euphyes vestris, Poanes viator, Poanes viator viator, Satryodes appalachia, Satyrodes applachia, Satyrodes eurydice
Fall Color No
Evergreen No

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Dakota, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
  • CAN:  Alberta, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec, 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.