General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Plant Height: 12 - 36 inches
Plant Spread: 12 - 24 inches
Leaves: Semi-evergreen
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Other: flowers are small and combined into spikes
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Water gardens
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Propagation: Other methods: Division

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Common names
  • Nebraska Sedge
  • Sedge
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Carex nebraskensis
  • Synonym: Carex nebrascensis

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Location: Absaroka Range in Wyoming
Date: 2013-07-25
Location: Absaroka Range in Wyoming
Date: 2013-07-25

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