Hairyfruit Sedge

Carex trichocarpa Muhl. ex Willd.

Sedge family

Plant Type

Graminoid

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

3.5 feet

Spread

3.0 feet

Flower Color

Green

Bloom Time

Late Spring

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intermediate

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 5.7 – 7.0

Frost-Free Days 85 days

Precipitation 18 – 55 in

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Larval Host (Butterfly); Wind

Larval Host Euphyes bimacula, Satryodes eurydice, Satyrodes eurydice

Fall Color No

Evergreen No

Native Range

USA: Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
CAN: Ontario, Québec

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.