Carex folliculata Northern Long Sedge
Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: FACW Soil: Acidic soils.
Form/Color Perennial, clumped, 1-3' tall, tufted, Stormwater Insufficient information to determine
blooms and fruits in June-August. Tolerance: tolerance.
Urban Insufficient information to determine
Tolerance: tolerance.
Habitat: Wet woods, wet meadow, moist upland
sites.
Ecosystem
Services:
Hydrology: Low tolerance to drought.
Ornamental Attractive tufts
Value: Compatibility:
Salt Insufficient information to determine
Tolerance: tolerance. Other:
Shade Tolerant of shade.
Tolerance:
Carex intumescens Bladder Sedge
Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: FACW+ Soil: pH 4.8-6.9
Form/Color To 32", tufted, blooms and fruits in May- Stormwater Insufficient information to determine
August. Tolerance: tolerance.
Urban Adapted to medium and fine soils,
Tolerance: high tolerance of soil compaction.
Habitat: Open swamp forests, wet meadows,
floodplain forests.
Ecosystem Host to some butterflies.
Services:
Hydrology: Intolerant of drought.
Ornamental Large star-like seeds heads sessile to
Value: the flowering stem, grows in bunches. Compatibility: Not a known allelopath, moderate
grower, no vegetative spread.
Salt Intolerant of salt.
Tolerance: Other:
Shade Tolerant of shade.
Tolerance: