Eastern Straw Sedge

Carex straminea Willd. ex Schkuhr

Sedge family

Plant Type

Graminoid

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

3.0 feet

Spread

3.0 feet

Flower Color

Green

Bloom Time

Late Spring

Growing Conditions

Shade Tolerance Tolerant

Water Use High

Clay Soil Yes

Sandy Soil No

Drought Tolerance Low

Flood Tolerance High

Fire Tolerance High

Salt Tolerance None

pH Range 4.7 – 6.9

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Wind

Fall Color No

Evergreen No

Native Range

USA: Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin

Regional Native Status: L48 (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.