Synonym(s)
Carex laxiculmis var. laxiculmis
Common Name
Spreading sedge
Plant Form
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Duration
Perennial
Region
Piedmont
Mountain

Hardiness Zone
5,
6,
7
Commercially available
Yes
Additional Info
Habitat: Well-drained floodplain forests and small-stream alluvial forests, mesic to dry-mesic upland forests; most typical and abundant in moist, acidic, nutrient-poor soils of stream bottoms and ravines, but occasionally in moderately base-rich soils and occasionally extending to high elevations. Frequent to locally common in the mountains, Piedmont, and inner Coastal Plain; infrequent in the outer Coastal Plain.
Bloom Time
Spring
Ground Cover
Yes
Evergreen
Yes
Light Requirements
Partial sun
Shade
Moisture Requirements
Wet
Moist
Soil Texture
Loamy
Pollinators
Bees
Butterfiles