NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details
Carex glaucescens
Wax Sedge, Blue Sedge, Southern Waxy Sedge
Scientific Name: |
Carex glaucescens |
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Genus: |
Carex |
Species Epithet: |
glaucescens |
Common Name: |
Wax Sedge, Blue Sedge, Southern Waxy Sedge |
Plant Type |
Grass/Sedge/Rush |
Life Cycle |
Perennial |
Plant Family |
Cyperaceae (Sedge Family) |
Native/Alien: |
NC Native |
Invasive Status: |
(*Key) |
Size: |
1-3 ft., 3-6 ft. |
Light: |
Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day, Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day |
Soil Moisture: |
Moist, Wet |
Bloom Time: |
May, June |
Growing Area: |
Piedmont, Sandhills, Coastal Plain |
Habitat Description: |
Blackwater swamps, pocosins, wet pine savannas, seepage bogs, depression ponds, pondcypress savannas, other acid and peaty situations. Rare in NC piedmont, common in coastal plain. |
Leaf Arrangement: |
Alternate, Basal |
Leaf Retention: |
Evergreen |
Leaf Type: |
Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like |
Leaf Form: |
Simple |
Life Cycle: |
Perennial |
Wildlife Value: |
Important for Wildlife |
Landscape Value: |
Recommended and Available |
State Rank: |
S4: Apparently secure (*Key) |
Global Rank: |
G4 - Apparently Secure (*Key) |
Notes: |
Showy seedheads mature to silver-blue. |
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Links: |
Vascular Plants of NC: https://auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov/flora/species_account.php NC Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox: https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/carex-glaucescens/ |
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