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NC Native Plant Society:
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Carex platyphylla

Broadleaf Sedge, Silver Sedge

Scientific Name:

Carex platyphylla

Genus:

Carex

Species Epithet:

platyphylla

Common Name:

Broadleaf Sedge, Silver Sedge

Plant Type

Grass/Sedge/Rush

Life Cycle

Perennial

Plant Family

Cyperaceae (Sedge Family)

Native/Alien:

NC Native

Invasive Status:

(*Key)

Size:

0-1 ft.

Light:

Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day, Less than 2 hours of sun per day

Soil Moisture:

Moist

Bloom Time:

April, May, June

Growing Area:

Mountains, Piedmont

Habitat Description:

Rich cove forests, mostly over mafic or calcareous rock. Uncommon in NC mountains and coastal plain.

Leaf Arrangement:

Basal

Leaf Retention:

Evergreen

Leaf Type:

Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like

Leaf Form:

Simple

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Wildlife Value:

Has some wildlife value

Landscape Value:

Recommended and Available

State Rank:

S2: Imperiled, S3: Vulnerable (*Key)

Global Rank:

G5 - Secure (*Key)

Notes:

Bluish leaves.

Emerging male spikelets in early April

Garden in Orange County, NC

The Scientific Name is Carex platyphylla. You will likely hear them called Broadleaf Sedge, Silver Sedge. This picture shows the Emerging male spikelets in early April of Carex platyphylla

Bettina Darveaux

Emerging female spikelets in early April

Garden in Orange County, NC

The Scientific Name is Carex platyphylla. You will likely hear them called Broadleaf Sedge, Silver Sedge. This picture shows the Emerging female spikelets in early April of Carex platyphylla

Bettina Darveaux

Many flower spikelets in April

Garden in Orange County, NC

The Scientific Name is Carex platyphylla. You will likely hear them called Broadleaf Sedge, Silver Sedge. This picture shows the Many flower spikelets in April of Carex platyphylla

Bettina Darveaux

The sedge in mid summer

Garden in Orange County, NC

The Scientific Name is Carex platyphylla. You will likely hear them called Broadleaf Sedge, Silver Sedge. This picture shows the The sedge in mid summer of Carex platyphylla

Bettina Darveaux

Links:

USDA PLANTS Database Record

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-platyphylla/

Native Plant Trust’s Go Botany: https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/carex/platyphylla/

https://nc.audubon.org/700



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