Carex gholsonii
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Gholson's Sedge
Cyperaceae
Plant Specifics
| Form: | Grass | |
| Size: | Approximately 1-2 ft tall in clumps. | |
| Life Span: | Short-lived perennial | |
| Flower Color: | Green | |
| Fruit Color: | Green turning light brown | |
| Phenology: | Blooms late spring-early summer. | |
| Noted for: | Interesting foliage |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | Ground cover in wet to moist areas. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Availability: | FNPS plant sales, Seed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| (Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Somewhat moist, no flooding) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: | Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Somewhat moist, no flooding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance: | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil or other substrate: | Loam, Organic material (muck), Lime rock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil pH: | Adaptable | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ecology
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| Native Habitats: | Seep swamps, swamp edges, wet mesic hammocks, floodplains, wet limestone glades, wet roadsides. |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
8A 8B 9A
USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures