Carex tribuloides
Blunt broom sedge · Awl-fruited Oval Sedge
Description
Source: leafsnapCarex tribuloides, the blunt broom sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Carex, native to the eastern United States, eastern Canada, and Veracruz in Mexico, and introduced in Sweden. It is an important food for soras (Porzana carolina) during their spring migration.
Care Guide
💧 Water
☀️ Light Partial sun
Blunt broom sedge occurs naturally in habitats like forest understories or rocky sites, where it is subject to natural shade. It favors partial sun, yet can adjust to full sun or full shade, illustrating its versatile and hardy nature.
🌡️ Temperature 0–35°C
Blunt broom sedge can tolerate a wide range of temperatures, though its distribution may still be restricted by different combinations of moisture and heat. It performs best in warm summer conditions with adequate rainfall or irrigation. Extended periods of cloudy, rainy weather or prolonged high temperatures can raise the chance of the plant dying. In winter, appropriate protection from cold can increase its survival rate.
💨 Humidity
🪴 Soil 6-7
🌱 Fertilizer
Blunt broom sedge benefits from extra nutrients to encourage healthy new growth. In spring, spreading compost around the plant’s base will effectively supply the nutrition it requires. Fertilizing helps sustain vigorous growth and improves the plant’s resistance to diseases and pests.
🪴 Pot & Repot
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity
Characteristics
- Plant Type
- Grass
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Carex
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 3-9
- Mature Height
- 0.3 m to 1.07 m
- Mature Spread
- 30 cm to 61 cm
- Leaf Color
- Green
- Leaf Type
- Evergreen
- Bloom Time
- Early summer, Mid summer
- Planting Time
- Spring, Autumn
- Harvest Time
- Late summer, Early fall