• Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Carex gholsonii

Gholson's sedge

Nomenclature

Common Name:

Gholson's sedge

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Carex gholsonii

Family:

Cyperaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

grass

Size:

Approximately 1-2 ft tall in clumps.

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

green

Fruit Color:

green turning light brown

Phenology:

Blooms late spring-early summer.

Noted For:

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Ground cover in  wet to moist areas.

Considerations:

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Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded---------------------------------Extremely Dry

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Usually moist, occasional inundation -to- Somewhat moist, no flooding

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Unknown

Soil or Other Substrate:

Soil pH:

Adaptable

Suitable to Grow In:

Ecology

Wildlife:

Native Habitats:

Seep swamps, swamp edges, wet mesic hammocks, floodplains, wet limestone glades, wet roadsides.

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