Common Name
Shortbeak sedge
Plant Form
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Duration
Perennial
Max Height (ft)
3.0
Region
Coastal
Mountain
Hardiness Zone
5,
6,
7
Commercially available
Yes
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF):
Additional Info
Virginia habitats are poorly known due to confusion and past lumping with Carex molesta and C. molestiformis; reported to occur in moist or dry, open, often calcareous soils of fields, meadows, road banks, and similar habitats. Infrequent to rare, piedmont and mountains.
Bloom Time
Spring
Early Summer
Late Summer
Light Requirements
Full sun
Partial sun
Moisture Requirements
Moist
Dry
Number of Lepidotera Species Genus Supports
36
Species-specific links
Additional links