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Lakeshore sedge

Carex lenticularis

Also called Shore sedge, Tufted Sedge, Few Ribbed Sedge, Lens Sedge, Lens Fruited Sedge, Lenticular Sedge, Lenticular Achene Sedge

Lakeshore sedge
Photo: Hurd, E.G., N.L. Shaw, J. Mastrogiuseppe, L.C. Smithman, and S. Goodrich. 1998. Field guide to Intermountain sedges. Gen, Public domain

Lakeshore sedge is a clump-forming perennial grass-like plant native to cool, wet northern North America. It thrives with consistently moist to wet soil and cool conditions, so it suits bog gardens, pond margins and naturalistic plantings.

Family
Cyperaceae (Cyper family)
Grows as
Grass
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Keep soil consistently moist to wet; it tolerates standing water at the margins.
Soil
Moist, humus-rich or peaty soil; acidic to neutral.
Temperature
Hardy to very cold winters; protect potted plants from hard freezing in containers.
How easy
Easy
Native range
Subarctic America to NC. & NE. U.S.A.
Climate
temperate

About

Carex lenticularis is a species of sedge known by the common names lakeshore sedge and goosegrass sedge. It is native to much of northern North America, including most all of Canada and the western United States, where it grows in wet habitats.

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 lenticularis 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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