Carex pensylvanica Pennsylvania Sedge
Native To: New York City Wetland Indicator: UPL Soil: pH 5.0
Form/Color Semievergreen, 20" tall, tufts leafy and Stormwater Tolerant of stormwater.
reddish, forms patchy ground cover, Tolerance:
blooms in March-May.
Urban Insufficient information to determine
Tolerance: tolerance.
Habitat: Upland oak, mixed deciduous woods, dry,
sandy soil.
Ecosystem Seeds eaten by birds and small
Services: mammals, plant eaten by some
mammals.
Hydrology: Moderately drought tolerant.
Ornamental Attractive small tufts.
Value: Compatibility: Colonial from rhizomes or stolons.
Salt Insufficient information to determine
Tolerance: tolerance. Other:
Shade Tolerant of open shade.
Tolerance:
Carex platyphylla Broadleaf Sedge
Native To: Regional Wetland Indicator: UPL Soil: Not Available.
Form/Color Grows to 16"; stems tufted; waxy pale Stormwater Insufficient information to determine
green basal wide leaves; blooms and Tolerance: tolerance.
fruits May-June.
Urban Insufficient information to determine
Tolerance: tolerance.
Habitat: Rich, mixed deciduous woods.
Ecosystem Host plant for butterflies
Services:
Hydrology: Moist to average; well drained.
Ornamental Very wide tufted leaves are distinctive.
Value: Compatibility:
Salt Tolerant of salt.
Tolerance: Other: Minor species for increased diversity
and aesthetics in restoration of
Shade Tolerant of shade. woodland understories.
Tolerance: