Palm Sedge (Carex muskingumensis)

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Palm Sedge is a nice plant to use in home landscaping for its attractive palm-like formation and clumping behavior. Although it performs best in moist, fertile soil in part sun, it has the ability to tolerate full sun or full shade. The caterpillars of several moths, skippers, and butterflies feed on the foliage of Sedges, including several Satyr (illinoiswildflowers.info). Many birds eat the seeds of sedges as well. Like most Sedges, it spreads by rhizomes, forming colonies, thus, it can provide good cover to wildlife during the summer months (illinoiswildflowers.info). Another common name in use is Muskingum Sedge.

Photo credit: Leonora Enking

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Palm Sedge is a nice plant to use in home landscaping for its attractive palm-like formation and clumping behavior. Although it performs best in moist, fertile soil in part sun, it has the ability to tolerate full sun or full shade. The caterpillars of several moths, skippers, and butterflies feed on the foliage of Sedges, including several Satyr (illinoiswildflowers.info). Many birds eat the seeds of sedges as well. Like most Sedges, it spreads by rhizomes, forming colonies, thus, it can provide good cover to wildlife during the summer months (illinoiswildflowers.info). Another common name in use is Muskingum Sedge.

Photo credit: Leonora Enking

Life Cycle: Perennial

Sun Exposure: Full, Partial, Shade

Soil Moisture: Medium-wet, Medium, Medium-dry

Height: 3 feet

Plant Spacing: 1-2 feet

Bloom Time: July

Advantages: Deer Resistant, Rain Garden, Great Landscaping Plant

Host Plant: 11 species of butterflies and moths use this as a caterpillar host plant in our area (illinoiswildflowers.info/)

Beneficial for Endangered or Threatened Species: Macoun's arctic (Oeneis macounii) (mnfi.anr.msu.edu)

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