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Carex albicans
Also called Bellow Beaked Sedge, Blunt Scale Oak Sedge, Closely Covered Sedge, Dry Woods Sedge, White Tinged Sedge
Whitetinge sedge (Carex albicans) is a small, clump-forming perennial grass-like sedge native to dry woods and woodlands in eastern North America. It suits shady, dry to average garden spots where it can form a neat groundcover.
Carex albicans, commonly called whitetinge sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family (Cyperaceae). It is native to the eastern North America, where it is found in Canada and the United States. Its typical natural habitat is dry forests and woodlands.
Carex albicans is a perennial graminoid. It produces fruits in early spring, which are dispersed in part by ants.
Carex abitibiana · Indian Valley sedge · Abruptbeak sedge · Thicket sedge · Small Dusky Sedge · Seoul Sedge · Acid Loving Sedge · Carex acocksii · Slender Tufted-sedge · Carex acutata · Lesser pond sedge · Circumpolar sedge
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Carex albicans by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
