Native Seed: Sedges & Rushes

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SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME
Bolboschoenus fluviatilis River Bulrush OBL W-WM
6′
Carex annectens Yellow Fox Sedge FACW W-DM
2′
Carex bebbii Bebb’s Sedge OBL WM-M
3′
Carex bicknellii Bicknell’s Sedge FAC- M-DM
3′
Carex brevior Plains Oval Sedge FAC WM-D
1′
Carex comosa Bottlebrush Sedge OBL W-WM
2′
Carex crinita Fringed Sedge FACW+ W-WM
3′
Carex cristatella Crested Oval Sedge FACW+ W-M
3′
Carex frankii Frank’s Sedge OBL W-WM
2′
Carex granularis Meadow Sedge FACW+ W-M
2′
Carex gravida Heavy Sedge FAC M-D
2′
Carex grisea Wood Gray Sedge FAC W-M
2′
Carex hystericina Porcupine Sedge OBL W-WM
3′
Carex interior Prairie Star Sedge OBL W-WM
2′
Carex lacustris Lake Sedge OBL W-WM
3′
Carex lupulina Hop Sedge OBL W-WM
3′
Carex lurida Shallow Sedge OBL W-WM
3′
Carex molesta Troublesome Sedge FAC+ WM-D
3′
Carex retrorsa Retrorse Sedge OBL W-WM
2′
Carex rostrata Beaked Sedge OBL W
6′
Carex scoparia Pointed-broom Sedge FACW W-M
2′
Carex shortiana Short’s Sedge FACW+ WM-M
2′
Carex sprengelii Long-beaked Sedge FAC WM-DM
2′
Carex squarrosa Narrow-leaved Cattail Sedge OBL W-WM
3′
Carex stipata Common Fox Sedge OBL W-WM
3′
Carex stricta Tussock Sedge OBL W-WM
3′
Carex tribuloides Blunt Broom Sedge FACW+ W-M
3′
Carex utriculata Northwest Territory Sedge OBL W-WM
3′
Carex vulpinoidea Brown Fox Sedge OBL W-DM
3′
Cyperus schweinitzii Schweinitz’s Flatsedge FACU D
1′
Eleocharis acicularis Needle Spikerush OBL W-WM
8"
Eleocharis erythropoda Bald Spikerush OBL W-M
3′
Eleocharis obtusa Blunt Spikerush OBL W-WM
1′
Eleocharis palustris Common Spikerush OBL W-WM
1′
Juncus dudleyi Dudley’s Rush FAC WM-DM
2′
Juncus effusus Common Rush OBL W-M
2′
Juncus interior Inland Rush FAC+ W-WM
2′
Juncus nodosus Knotted Rush OBL W-WM
1′
Juncus tenuis Path Rush FAC M-D
1′
Juncus torreyi Torrey’s Rush FACW WM-M
1′
Schoenoplectus acutus Hardstem Bulrush OBL W-WM
6′
Schoenoplectus pungens Three-square Bulrush OBL W-WM
4′
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani Softstem Bulrush OBL W-WM
6′
Scirpus atrovirens Dark Green Bulrush OBL W-WM
5′
Scirpus cyperinus Woolgrass OBL W-WM
5′
Scirpus pallidus Pale Bulrush OBL W
5′
Scirpus pendulus Rufous Bulrush OBL W-M
5′

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WETLAND CODE:

OBL (Obligate Wetland) – Occurs almost always under natural conditions in wetlands.

FACW (Facultative Wetland) – Usually occurs in wetlands, but occasionally found in non-wetlands.

FAC (Facultative) – Equally likely to occur in wetlands or non-wetlands.

FACU (Facultative Upland) – Usually occurs in non-wetlands, but occasionally found in wetlands.

UPL (Obligate Upland) – Occurs almost always under natural conditions in non-wetlands.

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SOIL MOISTURE:

W (Wet) – Saturated Soil

WM (Wet Mesic) – Seasonally Saturated Soil

M (Mesic) – Moderately Moist Soil

DM (Dry Mesic) – Well-Drained Soil

D (Dry) – Excessively Drained Soil

 

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