Woolly sedge
Carex pellita · Aquatic plants
Flowers or seeds · Photo: Austin Saunders / CC BY
Also called Carex lanuginosa
How to identify Woolly sedge
- Flat leaves with triangular stems
- Seed sacs densely hairy
- Long rhizomes forming stands
- 1 to 3 feet tall
Similar plants
Woolly fruit sedge has rolled, wiry leaves; Nebraska sedge has smooth seed sacs.
Growth profile
| Growing season | Grows from spring, fruits June to August and dies back in fall. |
|---|---|
| Starts growing | About 45 to 50 F soil |
| Light | Full sun |
| Depth | Moist shoreline to about 6 inches of water |
| How it spreads | Rhizomes and seeds |
| Habitat | Wet meadows, ditches, pond edges and streambanks, often alkaline. |
Why it matters in a lake
Common and tough; holds shorelines well and tolerates water level changes.
Where it is found
- Idaho: Occasional
- Oregon: Occasional
- Wyoming: Occasional
Classification
| Kingdom | Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Tracheophyta |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Poales |
| Family | Cyperaceae |
| Scientific name | Carex pellita |
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