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Cyperaceae
Carex

not marked as a favorite taxon Carex rosea Schkuhr ex Willdenow. Common name: Rosy Sedge. Phenology: May-Jun. Habitat: Dry to dry-mesic hardwood forests, especially over basic substrates. Distribution: NS west to MB, south to FL Panhandle and TX; disjunct in NM w. SD, and ne. WY.

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Section: [26d] Section 4.0 Phaestoglochin.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, Can, ETx1, FNA23, Il, K4, Mi, Mo1, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, Tn, Va; = Carex convoluta Mack. — F, GrPl, S, Mackenzie (1931-1935); > Carex convoluta Mack. — Tat; ? Carex flaccidula Steud.; < Carex rosea Schkuhr ex Willd. — G, RAB, Tat, W, WH3, (also see C. appalachica and C. radiata); Carex rosea Schkuhr ex Willd. Basionym: Carex rosea Schkuhr ex Willd. 1805

Links to other floras: = Carex rosea - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Great Plains: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 3

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image #1 of Carex rosea© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
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Horticultural Information

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Height: up to 1 ft.

plant sale text: Rosy sedge is an attractive, clumping sedge with thin, fine-textured leaves. It is adaptable to both dry and wet areas, making it ideal for difficult dry shady areas. Use rosy sedge as a low-growing groundcover, or as an interesting accent plant among spring wildflowers. Because it slowly spreads by rhizomes, it is also a good native substitute for non-native groundcovers such as liriope and mondograss. The Carex genus supports up to 36 species of lepidoptera.

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germination code: 2

native range: eastern & central U.S. & Canada



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