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water sedge
Carex aquatilis
Fort Collins
- Dimensions
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Height: 6.0 in. to 2.0 ft.
Spread: 1.0 ft. to 4.0 ft. - Growth Form
- Grass/Grass Like
- Program Association
- Nature in the City
- Wildlife Uses
- Aquatic Invertebrates, Fish, Grassland Birds, Large Mammals, Medium-Sized Mammals, Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Small Mammals, Wetland Birds
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun
- Water Requirements
- High
- Plant Community
- Alpine, Foothills, Mountains, Plains, Subalpine, Wetlands
- Season of Bloom
- June, July, August, September
- Flower Color
- Brown Shades
- Leaf Color
- Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- Spreads Underground
- Design Considerations
- Wetland Plant
- Other Considerations
- No City Data
- Duration
- Perennial
- Natural Landscape Position
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Fort Collins Model
6, 7 - Soil Type
- Clay, Loam, Nutrient Rich, Sandy
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
Low salinity and acidity tolerance. Moderate rate of spread.
This is an important larval food host for many of our native invertebrates.