Carex gracillima

Common Name
Graceful sedge
Plant Form
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Duration
Perennial
Max Height (ft)
3.0
Region
Coastal
Piedmont
Mountain
Additional Info

Floodplain forests, alluvial swamps, seepage swamps, fens, wet flatwoods, wet meadows, and various mesic (rarely dry) upland forests; most numerous in (but not restricted to) base-rich soils. Frequent in the mountains and piedmont; infrequent to rare in the coastal Plain.

Bloom Time
Spring
Early Summer
Light Requirements
Full sun
Partial sun
Shade
Moisture Requirements
Wet
Moist
Dry