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Softleaf sedge

Carex disperma

Also called Two-seed sedge, Short Leaved Sedge, Soft Leaved Sedge, Two Seeded Bog Sedge, Two Seeded Sedge, Soft Leaf Sedge, Softleaved Sedge

Softleaf sedge
Photo: Hurd, E.G., N.L. Shaw, J. Mastrogiuseppe, L.C. Smithman, and S. Goodrich., Public domain

Softleaf sedge is a small, grass-like perennial sedge native to cool northern regions, found in wet swamps, meadows and moist woodland edges. It thrives with consistently moist to wet soil and cool conditions.

Family
Cyperaceae (Cyper family)
Grows as
Grass
Light
Part shade, Full sun
Water
Keep soil consistently moist or wet; it tolerates standing water at the margins.
Soil
Moist, organic-rich loam or peaty soil, or boggy substrate.
Temperature
Hardy in cool temperate and subarctic conditions; comfortable in cool summers, protect from extreme heat and drought.
How easy
Easy
Native range
Temp. & Subarctic Northern Hemisphere
Climate
temperate

About

Carex disperma is a species of sedge known by the common names softleaf sedge or two-seed sedge. It is native to much of the northern Northern Hemisphere, from Alaska to Greenland, most of Canada and the contiguous United States, and across Eurasia.

Other Carex plants

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 disperma 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.

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