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Carex leavenworthii
Also called Leavenworth's Bracted Sedge, Dwarf Bracted Sedge
Leavenworth's sedge is a clump-forming perennial grass-like plant native to eastern North America, used as an ornamental and a low-maintenance lawn alternative. It tolerates a wide range of soils and habitats, and its main requirement is adequate moisture during establishment.
Carex leavenworthii, called Leavenworth's sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to southern Ontario and the central and eastern United States, and it has been introduced to California and Japan. A perennial with deep green leaf blades reaching 32 in (80 cm), it can tolerate a wide variety of habitats and soil types and is herbivore-resistant, and so it has found use as an ornamental and a mowable lawn grass alternative.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Carex leavenworthii 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.
