Landscape Uses:
	Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
	One of the most common sedges in South Florida, found in almost all wetland ecosystems and often recruiting into restoration sites.
Availability:
	Grown by enthusiasts and occasionally by native plant nurseries.
Description:
	Medium herbaceous sedge; annual.
Height:
	Typically 1-3 feet in height. About as broad as tall.
Growth Rate:
	Fast.
Range:
	Widespread in North America south to the Monroe County Keys; West Indies, Mexico, Central America and South America. Very rare in the Monroe County Keys.
Habitats:
	Freshwater and brackish marshes and swamps.
Soils:
	Wet to moist, poorly-drained to moderately well-drained organic soils.
Nutritional Requirements:
	Low; it grows in nutrient poor soils.
Salt Water Tolerance:
	Moderate; tolerates brackish water or occasional inundation by salt water.
Salt Wind Tolerance:
	Low; salt wind may burn the leaves.
Drought Tolerance:
	Low; requires moist to wet soils and is intolerant of long periods of drought.
Light Requirements:
	Full sun to light shade or moderate shade.
Flower Color:
	Brownish inflorescence.
Flower Characteristics:
	Semi-showy inflorescence.
Flowering Season:
	Summer-fall.
Fruit:
	Inconspicuous achene.
Wildlife and Ecology:
Horticultural Notes:
	Can be grown from seed.
Comments:
	Somewhat weedy and perhaps best approached with caution.