Common Name
Wood's sedge
Plant Form
Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Duration
Perennial
Max Height (ft)
2.0
Region
Coastal
Piedmont
Mountain

Hardiness Zone
5,
6,
7
Additional Info
Dry-mesic (occasionally mesic or dry) upland forests and montane alluvial forests; especially common in montane mixed oak, oak-hickory, and Northern Red Oak forests at middle to higher elevations, often forming extensive colonies. Frequent to locally common in the mountains; very rare in the n. piedmont.
Bloom Time
Spring
Early Summer
Light Requirements
Partial sun
Shade
Moisture Requirements
Wet
Moist
Dry
Commercially available
Yes
Nurseries that may carry live plant
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