Species PlantsPennsylvania Sedge

Pennsylvania Sedge

Carex pensylvanica

CommonPlant
Illustration of Pennsylvania Sedge (Carex pensylvanica)

Pennsylvania Sedge is a low, fine-textured sedge that forms dense mats in the dry understory of oak and mixed forests across eastern and central North America. It serves as critical early-season food for ruffed grouse who eat the seeds when emerging from deep-snow winters. The dense ground cover provides habitat for many invertebrates and small vertebrates.

Habitat
Dry to mesic oak forest understory across eastern and central North America
Diet
Seeds eaten by ruffed grouse; ground cover for salamanders and invertebrates
How common
Common

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