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Carexsquarrosa Linnaeus. Section:[26uu] Section 34 Squarrosae. Squarrose Sedge. Phen: Apr-Jul (-Sep). Hab: Bottomland forests, tidal swamps. Dist: CT west to se. ME and NE, south to NC, n. SC, and AR.
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Height:2-3 ft.
plant sale text:Wide ranging perennial sedge found from the coast of Louisiana all the way up into Canada, this relatively common sedge is found in wetland areas, swamps, bottom woodlands,meadows and seeps. Tolerant of periodic flooding. The seeds and spikelets are a food source for ducks and Eastern mud turtles and the plant plays host to the caterpillars of the Appalachian Brown butterfly. Deer resistant and easy to grow.
