Plains Oval Sedge (Shortbeak Sedge) - Carex brevior

Common Name: Plains Oval Sedge (Shortbeak Sedge)
Scientific Name: Carex brevior
Sun Conditions: Full Sun (best); tolerates part shade
Soil Conditions: Dry to Wet (best in dry-mesic)
Height Range: 1-2 ft (to 2.5 ft in bloom)
Width Range: 0.5-1 ft
Ht. Min: 1 ft
Ht. Max: 2.5 ft
Width Min: 0.5 ft
Width Max: 1 ft
Evergreen: Semi-evergreen
Blade Width: Fine
Growth Habit: Clump-forming, mounded profile; spreads slowly by short rhizomes/reseeding
Growth Rate: Slow
Bloom Time: Spring
Bloom Color: Green to golden-brown
Seed/Fruit Production: No
Foliage Color: Green
Hardiness Zones: 3-8
Deer Resistant: Yes
Poisonous: No
Ecological/Landscape Use: Prairie/meadow restoration, rain gardens, erosion control, burn-managed sites
Lepidoptera Supported by Species or Family/Group: Not well documented at species level; several skippers use Ovales-section Carex generally