Brome-Like Sedge
(Carex bromoides)
Brome-Like Sedge (Carex bromoides)
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Photo by: Derek | License Type: CC BY 4.0 | License URL: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | Rights Holder: Derek | Publisher: iNaturalist | Date Created: 2019-05-12T08:16:43-07:00 |
Estimated Native Range
Summary
Carex bromoides, commonly known as Brome-Like Sedge, is a semi-deciduous perennial grass native to wet meadows, marshes, and stream banks in the Eastern and Southeastern United States. It typically grows to a height of 0.8-1 foot (0.2-0.3 meters) and a width of 1-2 feet (0.3-0.6 meters). This sedge forms dense clumps of fine-textured, grass-like leaves. The inconspicuous greenish flowers appear in late spring to early summer and are not particularly showy, but they do provide ecological benefits to native insects.
Brome-Like Sedge is valued for its ability to thrive in moist to wet conditions, making it an excellent choice for rain gardens, water features, and naturalized areas where it can help stabilize soil and filter runoff. It is also used for its texture and foliage in shade gardens. Carex bromoides prefers consistently moist to wet soils and can tolerate standing water, making it suitable for riparian plantings. It requires part shade to full shade and benefits from organic-rich soil with slow to medium drainage. While generally low-maintenance, it can be susceptible to rust and leaf spot diseases in overly crowded or poorly ventilated conditions.CC BY-SA 4.0
Brome-Like Sedge is valued for its ability to thrive in moist to wet conditions, making it an excellent choice for rain gardens, water features, and naturalized areas where it can help stabilize soil and filter runoff. It is also used for its texture and foliage in shade gardens. Carex bromoides prefers consistently moist to wet soils and can tolerate standing water, making it suitable for riparian plantings. It requires part shade to full shade and benefits from organic-rich soil with slow to medium drainage. While generally low-maintenance, it can be susceptible to rust and leaf spot diseases in overly crowded or poorly ventilated conditions.CC BY-SA 4.0
Plant Description
- Plant Type: Grass
- Height: 0.8-1 feet
- Width: 1.3-1.8 feet
- Growth Rate: Moderate
- Flower Color: N/A
- Flowering Season: Spring, Summer
- Leaf Retention: Semi-Deciduous
Growth Requirements
- Sun: Part Shade
- Water: High
- Drainage: Slow, Medium
Common Uses
Bird Garden, Butterfly Garden, Deer Resistant, Low Maintenance, Street Planting, Water Garden
Natural Habitat
Wet meadows, marshes, and stream banks
Other Names
Common Names: Dropseed Of The Woods, Brome Sedge, Brome Hummock Sedge, Carex Faux-Brome, Bromelike Sedge
Scientific Names: , Carex bromoides, Loncoperis bromoides,
GBIF Accepted Name: Carex bromoides Willd.