Carex lupulina Hop Sedge
Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: OBL Soil: pH 6.2-7.0
Form/Color Perennial, to 8-51", solitary stems or Stormwater Insufficient information to determine
small clumps, blooms and fruits in June- Tolerance: tolerance.
October.
Urban Adapted to medium and fine soils,
Tolerance: moderate tolerance of soil
compaction.
Habitat: Wet meadows, pond edges.
Ecosystem Seeds eaten by birds and small
Services: mammals, plant eaten by some
mammals.
Hydrology: Low tolerance to drought.
Ornamental Large clustered seed head in an oval-like
Value: form are distinctive. Compatibility: Not a known allelopath, moderate
grower, no vegetative spread.
Salt Intolerant of salt.
Tolerance: Other:
Shade Intolerant of shade.
Tolerance:
Carex lurida Shallow Sedge
Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: OBL Soil: pH 4.9-6.8
Form/Color To 3', tufted, blooms and fruits in June- Stormwater Insufficient information to determine
October. Tolerance: tolerance.
Urban Adapted to coarse, medium, and fine
Tolerance: soils, moderate tolerance of soil
compaction.
Habitat: Wet, open soil of marshes, wet
meadows.
Ecosystem Host to some butterflies.
Services:
Hydrology: Low tolerance to drought.
Ornamental Green flowers and foliage, yellow fruit
Value: clustered in a long oval-like form. Compatibility: Not a known allelopath, moderate
grower, no vegetative spread.
Salt Intolerant of salt.
Tolerance: Other:
Shade Intolerant of shade.
Tolerance: