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Slough Sedge
( Carex obnupta )
Carex obnupta
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About Slough Sedge (Carex obnupta)
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Carex obnupta
is a species of sedge known by the common name slough sedge. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California where it grows crudsaline habitat such as wetlands. The plant produces upright, angled stems approaching 1.2 meters in maximum height, growing in beds or colonies from rhizome networks. The flower cluster is a cluster of flower spikes accompanied by a long leaflike leaf. The pistillate spikes and sometimes the staminate spikes dangle on peduncles. The fruit is coated by a hard, tough, shiny perigynium which is generally dark in color.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Grasses
Size
3 - 3.9 ft tall
Form
Upright
Growth Rate
Fast
Flower Color
Yellow
Flowering Season
Spring
Wildlife Supported
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 8
likely
* )
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Umber Skipper
Poanes melane
Poanes melane
*
Common Ringlet
Coenonympha tullia
Coenonympha tullia
*
Dun Skipper
Euphyes vestris
Euphyes vestris
*
White-lined Sphinx
Hyles lineata
Hyles lineata
*
American Ear Moth
Amphipoea americana
Amphipoea americana
*
Olive Green Cutworm Moth
Dargida procinctus
Dargida procinctus
*
Elachista cucullata
Elachista cucullata
Landscaping Information
Sun
Shade
Moisture
Moderate - High
Nurseries
Carried by 12
Soil Drainage
Fast, Medium, Slow
Soil Description
Tolerant of a variety of garden soils as long as sufficient moisture is available
Common uses
Bogs and Ponds, Deer Resistant
Sunset Zones
?
4*, 5*, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14*, 15*, 16*, 17*, 24
Natural Setting
Site Type
Moist saline places
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 12.5" - 115.1", Summer Precipitation: 0.20" - 3.07", Coldest Month: 39.7" - 50.7", Hottest Month: 56.6" - 74.8", Humidity: 0.01" - 22.39", Elevation: -13" - 5891"
Alternative Names
Common Names
: Coast Carex
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Carex obnupta
Sources include:
Wikipedia
. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the
California Consortia of Herbaria
, Sunset information provided by
Jepson Flora Project
. Propogation from seed information provided by the
Santa Barbara Botanical Garden
from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include
CalPhotos
,
Wikimedia Commons
, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include
Calflora
,
CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online
,
Jepson Flora Project
,
Las Pilitas
,
Theodore Payne
,
Tree of Life
,
The Xerces Society
, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from
PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.
Links:
Jepson eFlora Taxon Page
CalPhotos
Wikipedia
Calflora
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