Common Name
Ribbed sedge
Plant Form
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Duration
Perennial
Max Height (ft)
3.0
Region
Coastal
Piedmont
Mountain
Additional Info
In a wide range of mesic to dry forests and woodlands, in both acidic and base-rich soils. Common in the mountains; frequent in the n. and inner piedmont; rare elsewhere in the piedmont and in the coastal Plain, where it is generally restricted to sheltered, north-facing bluffs and ravines, often with calcareous soils.
Bloom Time
Spring
Early Summer
Light Requirements
Full sun
Partial sun
Shade
Moisture Requirements
Moist
Dry
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