Common Name
Greater straw sedge
Plant Form
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Duration
Perennial
Max Height (ft)
3.0
Width (ft)
2.0 -
3.0
Growth Rate
Medium
Region
Coastal
Piedmont
Mountain
Hardiness Zone
5,
6,
7,
8
Additional Info
Habitat: Floodplain forests, alluvial swamps, moist to wet fields and meadows, clearings, mesic upland forests, and other open or shaded disturbed habitats. Frequent throughout Virginia except in the outer Coastal Plain, where rare.
Wildlife Value: This plant supports larvae of certain satyrine butterflies (Nymphalidae-Satyrinae). Birds and small mammals consume the achenes (small dry one-seeded fruit) and use the plants for cover
High Value Generalist
Earth Sangha lists this plant as a "High Value Generalist" because it is easy to grow, occurs across a wide range of habitats and is known to be of high value to wildlife
Flower Color
Green
Flower Prominence
Reduced
Bloom Time
Early Summer
Late Summer
Ground Cover
Yes
Light Requirements
Full sun
Partial sun
Shade
Moisture Requirements
Wet
Moist
Soil Texture
High organic matter
Low Maintenance
Yes
Deer Resitant
Yes
Seed or Fruit eaten by wildlife?
Yes
Pollinators
Butterfiles
Tolerates
Commercially available
Yes
Nurseries that may carry live plant
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