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smallwing sedge
Carex microptera
Fort Collins
- Dimensions
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Height: 8.0 in. to 3.0 ft.
Spread: 2.0 ft. to 6.0 ft. - Growth Form
- Grass/Grass Like
- Program Association
- Nature in the City
- Wildlife Uses
- Aquatic Invertebrates, Pollinators/ Invertebrates
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun, Part Sun
- Water Requirements
- Low, Moderate
- Plant Community
- Alpine, Foothills, Mountains, Riparian, Subalpine, Wetlands
- Season of Bloom
- June, July, August, September
- Flower Color
- Brown Shades
- Leaf Color
- Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- No City Data
- Design Considerations
- No City Data
- Other Considerations
- No City Data
- Duration
- Perennial
- Natural Landscape Position
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Fort Collins Model
5, 6 - Soil Type
- Variable
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
This plant grows in drier areas than other wetland plants, but will usually be found close to a water source.
This is an important larval food host for many of our native invertebrates.