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UNDER DEVELOPMENT
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Fox Sedge
Carex vulpinoidea

Type:
Grass
Light Exposure:
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Soil Moisture:
Wet
Height:
3 feet
Project:
Boulevard, Erosion Control, Raingarden, Restoration
Bloom Color:
Green
Bloom Months:
April, May
Flooding / Inundation Tolerance:
High
Salt Tolerance:
Low to Medium
Stress Tolerance:
General Disturbance
Herbivore Sensitivity:
Medium
Behavior (Rate of Spread):
1
Pollinator Value:
None Known
Benefit to Pollinators:
None Known
Pollinators:
Wind
Counties:
Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodgee, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbardard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kandiyohibec, Koochiching, Lac qui, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, SCottonwood, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine

Notes/Description:

Densely-clumped, cool-season perennial sedge that may reach 3' in height. Fox sedge is used in upper shoreline zones, streambank stabilization and vegetated swales. It is an excellent colonizer for wetland mitigation sites since it is a pioneer species that tends to revegetate wet, open sites soon after disturbance. It will do well in landscapes and rain gardens due to its clump form, tolerance to water fluctuation and slow rate of spread.

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