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soft fox sedge
Scientific Name: Carex conjuncta
Family: Cyperaceae
Category: Monocot
Growth: Graminoid
Duration: Perennial
Other Names: MD (soft fox sedge), MI (sedge), MN (jointed sedge
Soft Fox Sedge (Carex conjuncta)
Carex conjuncta, commonly known as Soft Fox Sedge, is a perennial grass-like plant found in specific regions of North America.
Considerations for Pets
- This plant is grass-like, and some animals are attracted to grass.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Carex conjuncta Boott
- Common Name: Soft Fox Sedge
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Division: Tracheophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- Order: Poales
- Family: Cyperaceae (Sedge Family)
- Genus: Carex
Distribution and Habitat
Soft Fox Sedge is native to north central and northeastern United States. It is often associated with wetland habitats such as floodplain meadows, ditches, ponds and rivers.
Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits
- Carex conjuncta is a tufted, perennial sedge.
- It grows in well-defined bunches.
- The plant consists of a tuft of arching leaves and flowering culms, reaching up to 3 feet in length.
- It features leaves that can be up to 8 mm wide.
- Flowering stems are 1-3 feet tall.
- It has brown flower spikelets from March to May, followed by soft, fur-like, silky seedheads.
- Densely tufted with stout but soft foliage.
Ecology
- Often found with other plant species such as soft rush, wool grass, and bulrush.
- Prefers full sun to light shade, wet to moderately wet moisture levels, fertile loam soil, and alkaline pH.
Quirky Facts
- All but one population of Carex conjuncta have not been seen in New York in over 100 years (with one population known from 1934).
Further Information
- USDA-Plants Database
- Discover Life