Carex pachystachya (Chamisso Sedge)

Plant Description: This sedge produces dense clumps of erect stems. The flower cluster, which blooms in the spring, is a dense or open cluster of several spikes of flowers. The pistillate flowers are covered in reddish or brown leafs. The fruit is coated in a sac called a perigynium which is brown or coppery with a metallic sheen and a long dark tip.

• Height: Up to 3 ft
• Width: Up to 3 ft
• Watering needs: Low to moderate
• Sun needs: Partial shade
• Soil needs: Loamy or clay soil
• Bloom Time: Late summer

Landscape Use and Ecological Function: This plant is native to western North America from Alaska to Saskatchewan to California, where it grows in dry to wet areas in many types of forest and grassland habitat.