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Fox Sedge

Carex vulpinoidea

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Type

Trees, Shrubs, & Vines

Forbs & Flowers

Grasses, Sedges, & Rushes

Conditions

Sun

Shade

Wet

Dry

Land Use

Obligate Wetland Plant almost always occurs in wetlands.

Facultative Wetland Usually occurs in wetlands but may occur in non-wetlands.

Facultative Plant occurs both in wetlands and in non-wetlands.

Facultative Upland Usually occurs in wetlands but may occur in non-wetlands.

Obligate Upland Plant almost always occurs in non-wetlands.

Prefers full sun and moist soil. Good colonizer of disturbed, open, moist ground. This sedge may be weedy and spreads rapidly. Named for the brown cluster of fruit that forms mid-summer and looks like a fox tail. Cut back last year's dead plant material in the early spread to allow birds to feed on the seed during the winter months. This low-growing sedge makes a nice border in a moist area. Attracts birds.

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Details

Plant Type

Grasses, Sedges, and Rushes

Conditions

Sun

Wet

Native to Kentucky?

Native to Kentucky

Land Use

Obligate Wetland Almost always occurs in wetlands.

Project Uses

Bioswale / Rain Garden / Green Dry Basin

Constructed Wetland / Green Wet Basin

Riparian Restoration

Wetland Restoration

Tendency to Spread

High

Height (ft)

2-3

Flower Color

Green

Fall Showy?

Flowering Time

May-June

Root Depth (ft)

1.3

Salinity Tolerance

No Tolerance