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Common name: Broad-Leaved Sedge
Scientific name: Carex platyphylla
Category: Native Sedge, Common Perennial
Sample mature size: 0.3 m tall, 0.8 m wide; 1 ft tall, 3 ft wide
Sunlight: Partial-sun, Shade
Water: Medium-wet, Wet
Soil: Clay, Sand, Loam
Blooms: Green in May
Natural habitats: Woodland-shaded, Roadsides-ravines
Wildlife benefits: Beneficial insects π
Points of interest: - Leaves provide food and shelter for local moths and insects while seeds are often eaten by birds and rodents - Member of the diverse sedge genus (Carex spp.) made up of hundreds of species all characterized by triangular edges - rather than round blades of tall grasses - and textured spikelets or spikes - Many species can make excellent groundcovers in wet and shady areas where grasses do not grow