// SPECIES PROFILE · GRASS · NATIVE

Blue sedge

Carex glaucodea

Blue sedge (Carex glaucodea) is a grass in the — family. Native range includes AR, MO. Hardy in zones 3a–10a.

// QUICK FACTS

Family: —
Group: grass
Native range: Native to 24 U.S. states, including AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, IL…
USDA hardiness: Zones 3a–10a
Mature size: —
Sun: Part shade
Water: —
Bloom: —
Wildlife value: Pollinator and wildlife support
Ecological role: native species profile

Blue sedge (Carex glaucodea) — *Carex glaucodea* — Blue sedge. Photo by Choess via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Field Notes

[ growing · ecology · siting · care ]

Blue sedge (Carex glaucodea) is a grass in the — family. Native range includes AR, MO. Hardy in zones 3a–10a.

Why it's on this list: native species profile. Native-range data from the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center (NPIN), cross-checked against iNaturalist observations. Part of Rooted Revival's regional native plant catalog — true natives for Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri and Kansas.

Companion Planting

[ guild · polyculture · cross-layer pairings ]

In the same native range, blue sedge pairs naturally with: Big Bluestem (Andropogon gerardii), Common Rush (Juncus effusus), Eastern Woodland Sedge (Carex blanda), Fox Sedge (Carex vulpinoidea).