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Carex oligocarpa
Also called Eastern Few Fruited Sedge, Few Fruited Gray Sedge, Few Fruited Sedge, Eastern Few Fruit Sedge
Richwoods sedge is a small, clump-forming native perennial sedge of eastern North America that grows in rich woodland. It is grown mainly as a shade-tolerant native groundcover in woodland gardens.
Carex oligocarpa, common name richwoods sedge, eastern few-fruited sedge, few-fruit sedge, and few-fruited sedge is a Carex species that is native to North America. It is a perennial.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Carex oligocarpa 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.
