Common Name
Shortbeak sedge
Fescue sedge
Plant Form
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Duration
Perennial
Max Height (ft)
2.5
Region
Coastal
Piedmont
Mountain
Additional Info
Bogs, fens, seeps, seepage swamps, montane depression swamps and ponds, and montane alluvial forests. Frequent at higher elevations in the mountains; rare below about 900 m (3000 ft); a single location has been documented in the n. piedmont (Fairfax County).
Bloom Time
Spring
Early Summer
Late Summer
Light Requirements
Full sun
Partial sun
Shade
Moisture Requirements
Wet
Moist
Number of Lepidotera Species Genus Supports
36
Species-specific links
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