Carex stricta

tussock sedge

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Family

Cyperaceae

Region

Coastal Plain, Mountain, Piedmont

States

Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New York, Virginia, West Virginia

Plant Type

Emergent Herbaceous (Can grow with roots in water), Grass/Grasslike

Height

1 - 3.5ft

Spread

- ft

Flower Color

Brown, Purple, Red

Fruit

;

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Soil Texture

Clay, Loamy, Sandy

Soil Moisture

Flooded, Moist, Wet

Blooms

May - August

Fall Color

Habitat

fresh tidal and nontidal marshes, shrub swamps, forested wetlands, wet swales, moist fields

Notes

grows in clumps; partly persists in winter; tolerates flooding to 6"

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The Native Plants Guide

Physiographic Regions of Chesapeake Watershed

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