Common Name
Long-spiked slender woodland sedge
Plant Form
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Duration
Perennial
Max Height (ft)
2.0
Region
Coastal
Mountain
Additional Info
The species occurs in a range of mesic to dry upland forests from the lowest elevations to about 1525 m (5000 ft). Carex digitalis is common statewide, but the status of var. macropoda has not been fully determined. Field experience and herbarium specimens suggest that it is widespread and frequent in the coastal Plain and piedmont, especially southward.
Bloom Time
Spring
Early Summer
Light Requirements
Full sun
Partial sun
Shade
Moisture Requirements
Moist
Dry
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