Sedges

The Species Production Guides for sedges and rushes provide specific information about growing each of these species for seed production. 

Scroll the list (alphabetized by scientific name) or press ctrl-f (or command-f) to search for any name in this page. 

A printable file (pdf) is also provided on each completed species page for those needing a print version.

This section is a work in progress. We will continue to add new species guides as they are completed. At this time, one upland, one obligate wetland, and one facultative wetland species are complete. Propagation of other species in those categories is similar, except for the rhizomatous ones. The methods used for Carex bicknellii, for example, can be applied to other tufted, upland species such as C. brevior and C. molesta.


  • Carex molesta / troublesome sedge 

  • Carex pellita / woolly sedge

  • Carex sartwellii / Sartwell's sedge 

  • Carex scoparia / broom sedge 

  • Carex stricta / upright sedge

  • Carex suberecta / prairie straw sedge

  • Carex tribuloides / blunt broom sedge 

  • Carex vulpinoidea / fox sedge 

  • Scirpus atrovirens / green bulrush

  • Scirpus cyperinus / woolgrass