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Carex woodii
Also called Wood's Sedge, Wood's Stiff Sedge, Purple Tinged Sedge
Pretty sedge (Carex woodii) is a rhizomatous, grass-like perennial native to eastern North America, forming loose clumps and spreading colonies with reddish-purple tinged leaf sheaths. It thrives in woodland conditions, so it suits shaded or partly shaded gardens with reasonably moist soil.
Carex woodii, known as pretty sedge, is a species of sedge native to North America.
Carex woodii is native to the Midwestern and Eastern United States and Ontario. It is found in both moist and dry woodlands. It is considered a rare plant of concern in the Chicago region and Connecticut.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Carex woodii 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.
