




Carex vulpinoidea
Fox sedge is a tall, grassy plant that grows in wet places like marshes and along streams. Its fluffy flower heads look like little fox tails waving in the breeze!
生息地: Wetlands
The fox sedge is a clump-forming grass-like plant with distinct triangular stems and narrow, bright green leaves. Its most striking feature is its dense, spiky, cylindrical seed heads that emerge brownish-green, resembling a fox's tail.





カテゴリ
植物レア度
Common
危険度
1/5 · 非常に低い
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Early American settlers sometimes used the tough leaves of sedges like this for weaving mats and baskets.
Its Latin name, *Carex vulpinoidea*, means "fox-like sedge," possibly for its bushy seed heads!
This tough plant can help clean water by absorbing extra nutrients and pollutants from wet soils.
Unlike many plants, fox sedge has solid, triangular stems you can feel if you roll them between your fingers!
Fox sedge can thrive in soggy soil and even shallow standing water, adapting its roots to low-oxygen conditions.
Fox sedge uses wind to carry its pollen, allowing it to reproduce efficiently in open environments.
Fox sedge can spread through rhizomes, forming dense mats that provide shelter for small animals.
Anas platyrhynchos
Eats the seeds of the sedge.
Microtus pennsylvanicus
Feeds on leaves and stems.
Odocoileus virginianus
Browses on the foliage.
Rana pipiens
Hides in dense sedge clumps.
Melanoplus femurrubrum
Consumes the leaves.
まだ別名はありません。
危険度
1/5 · 非常に低い
Always stay on paths when exploring nature and be careful around water.
30-90 cm
30-60 cm
Late spring to mid-summer
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多年生
風
Wetlands
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