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Grasses, Sedges, Rushes
Lakeside sedge
Carex lacustris
Zone 1 · Closest to the Water
Zone 2 · Intermediate Zone
- Size
- Height: 2 to 4 ft Width: 2 to 3 ft
- Bloom Color
- Green; seeds heads brown
- Wetland Indicator Status
- OBL Obligate wetland — almost always occurs in wetlands
- Salinity Tolerance
- Intolerant
Notes
Wet to moist soils including standing water; sun to shade
Wildlife Value
Larval host plant for the Appalachian brown, dion skipper and broad-winged skipper butterflies; seeds eaten by waterfowl and songbirds; rodents and small mammals use stems for food and habitat