Carex lacustris (Common Lake Sedge) Soil-Wet Torrey's Rush

Torrey's Rush

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It also provides unique habitat for shoreline bird species

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Carex lacustris (Common Lake Sedge) Soil-Wet Torrey's RushDo you want a tough wetland plant to stand up against reed canary? You have found your sedge! With wide green leaves, Common Lake Sedge stands out among other finer textured wetland sedge both in stature and texture. At around three to four feet, it is a large upright sedge for any wet to wet mesic situation and tolerates seasonal flooding along streams and ditches. Skippers, butterflies, and moths use this sedge's leaves for food as a larval host,