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Carex subandrogyna

Carex subandrogyna is a tussock-forming perennial sedge native to subtropical South America, from south-central Bolivia to northwest Argentina. It is a grass-like plant best grown in moist to well-drained soil in full sun to part shade.

Family
Cyperaceae (Cyper family)
Grows as
Grass, Perennial
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Keep soil evenly moist during the growing season and let the top layer dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Moist, well-drained loam or garden soil.
Temperature
10–30 °C; protect below 0 °C
How easy
Easy
Native range
SC. Bolivia to NW. Argentina
Climate
subtropical

About

Carex subandrogyna is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of South America.

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 subandrogyna 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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