Common Name
Parachute sedge
Plant Form
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Duration
Perennial
Max Height (ft)
1.0
Region
Coastal
Piedmont
Mountain
Additional Info
Dry, rocky or shaly soils in open forests, forest margins, and small clearings; mostly associated with oak forests as presently known. Based on the relatively few specimens found in Virginia herbaria, this species is a rare to uncommon element of the mountain and northern piedmont regions.
Bloom Time
Spring
Early Summer
Light Requirements
Full sun
Partial sun
Shade
Moisture Requirements
Moist
Dry
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