Thinfruit Sedge

Carex flaccosperma

native · Central Texas

Thinfruit Sedge is a grass native to Central Texas that grows 1–1.5 ft tall and 1.5 ft wide. It wants part shade to shade and medium water, and handles clay soil. Blooms green in late spring. Evergreen — it holds its leaves through winter. Good for birds, butterflies, moths and small mammals.

Wet ground only. Usually found in wetlands and creek bottoms. It wants reliably moist ground and struggles in a dry upland bed.

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The facts

4 sources

Type: Grass
Sun: Part shade to shade (2–4 hrs of direct sun)
Water: Medium
Height: 1–1.5 ft
Spread: 1.5 ft
Bloom: Late Spring · green
Foliage: Evergreen
Soil: Takes clay · recorded on clay, loam, moist, well drained
Wildlife: Supports birds, butterflies, moths and small mammals

Where it grows

Recorded in these EPA Level IV ecoregions in the Austin and Hill Country launch area:

Northern Blackland PrairieSouthern Post Oak SavannaFloodplains and Low TerracesSan Antonio Prairie

6 occurrence records in Central Texas (GBIF).

Can you buy it?

Also grows here — hard to find. Native and recorded growing in Central Texas, but not on the grower stock lists we read. Sourcing varies: some are stocked widely, others you will have to hunt for.

also grows from seed It starts readily from seed, so a packet from a native-seed supplier, or seed collected with permission, is often the easiest way to get a plant no nursery pots.