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Grasses, Sedges, Rushes
Common fox sedge
Carex vulpinoidea
Zone 1 · Closest to the Water
Zone 2 · Intermediate Zone
- Size
- Height: 1 to 3 ft Width: 0.5 to 2 ft
- Bloom Color
- Green; seed heads brown
- Wetland Indicator Status
- OBL Obligate wetland — almost always occurs in wetlands
- Salinity Tolerance
- Low to moderate soil salt tolerance; salt spray tolerance is unknown
Notes
Wet to moist soils; sun to part shade
Wildlife Value
Provides habitat and cover for wildlife; larval host plant for several species of skipper butterflies