Synonym(s)
Common Name
Spreading sedge
Plant Form
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Duration
Perennial
Max Height (ft)
2.0
Region
Coastal
Piedmont
Mountain
Additional Info
Habitat: Rich, well-drained floodplain forests; mesic forests of lower slopes, ravines, and bottoms of small streams; typically in base-rich soils. Infrequent in the sw. mountains, north to Bath and Rockbridge cos.; rare in the n. piedmont and the inner coastal Plain of se. Virginia; may be locally common where found.
Bloom Time
Spring
Early Summer
Light Requirements
Partial sun
Shade
Moisture Requirements
Moist
Dry
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