Grasses, Sedges, Rushes
Tussock sedge
Carex stricta
Zone 1 · Closest to the Water
Zone 2 · Intermediate Zone
- Size
- Height: 2 to 3 ft Width: 1 to 2 ft
- Bloom Color
- Green; seed heads brown
- Wetland Indicator Status
- OBL Obligate wetland — almost always occurs in wetlands
- Salinity Tolerance
- Intolerant
Notes
Wet to moist soils; sun to part shade; will tolerate standing water
Wildlife Value
Food source for wetland birds; nesting habitat/cover for some marsh birds; larval host plant for eyed brown butterfly and several species of skipper butterflies and moths