Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Cyperaceae

Genus:

Carex

Species:

Carex × crinitoides

USDA Symbol:

CACR20

Growth Characteristics

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Height:

122 cm

Light Requirements:

Full Sun

Drought Tolerance:

Low

Bloom Months:

may, jun, jul

Wildlife Benefits

Butterflies & Moths:

★☆☆☆☆ Documented Lepidoptera association (GBIF)

Garden & Ecology Notes

Minimum Light:

Part Sun

Best Light:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Habitat:

Wetland, Riparian

Wildlife Value:

butterflies, moths

Ecology:

Carex × crinitoides is a naturally occurring sterile or semi-sterile hybrid sedge between Carex crinita and Carex gynandra. It occurs in wetlands, wet meadows, and streamside margins where the parental species overlap.

Soil Requirements

Soil:

loam — also tolerates clay, silt

pH:

acidic to neutral

Drainage:

wet

Moisture:

wet

Notes:

Occurs in saturated loamy and mucky soils with high organic content subject to seasonal flooding.