Availability:
Rarely grown by native plant nurseries.
Description: Perennial sedge with extensive, branching red rhizomes. Upright stems up to 3 feet tall are sharply triangular.
Dimensions: Typically 3 feet in height.
Range:
Western United States and Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States south to Lee and Martin Counties.
Map of select IRC data from peninsular Florida.
Habitats: Wet, fresh to brackish or saline shores and marshes.
Soils: Wet to dry, well-drained to poorly drained sandy soils, without humus.
Salt Water Tolerance: Moderate; tolerates brackish water or occasional inundation by salt water.
Salt Wind Tolerance: Moderate; grows near salt water, but is protected from direct salt spray by other vegetation.
Drought Tolerance: Low; requires moist to wet soils and is intolerant of long periods of drought.
Light Requirements: Full sun.
Flowering Season: Spring-fall.
References: Godfrey and Wooten (
1979)
Comments: We have been adding data for this species for central and northern Florida and welcome any feedback or review. If you would like to contribute information or images, please contact George Gann via the IRC staff page.
