Carex prasina

 "A characteristic plant of the edges of small slow moving streams and forested seeps. In these habitats it often forms dense linear patches." (NYFA 2022) Obligate wetland.

Plant Information

Common Name(s): 
swamp sedge
drooping sedge
Type: 
Native
Grasses, Sedges, Rushes
Moisture: 
Moist
Wet
Light: 
Part Shade
Showy fruit

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