(Penn sedge)
- Type:
- Grass
- Light Exposure:
- Full Sun, Partial Sun, Shade
- Soil Moisture:
- Dry, Medium
- Height:
- 6 to 18 inches
- Project:
- Boulevard, Raingarden (top)
- Bloom Color:
- Green, White Red
- Bloom Months:
- May, June
- Flooding / Inundation Tolerance:
- Moderate to High
- Salt Tolerance:
- Medium
- Stress Tolerance:
- Drought Tolerant, General Disturbance
- Herbivore Sensitivity:
- Low
- Behavior (Rate of Spread):
- 3
- Pollinator Value:
- None Known
- Benefit to Pollinators:
- None Known
- Pollinators:
- Wind
- Counties:
- Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodgee, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbardard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kandiyohibec, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac qui, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Roseau, SCottonwood, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Swift, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright
Notes/Description:
One of the most common sedges in Minnesota, Penn sedge is one of the first woodland plants to bloom in the spring. It grows in clump-forming colonies and spreads by rhizomes.