Carex stipata

(prickly sedge, awl-fruited sedge)

Habitat:Moist to wet bottomland woodlands, moist depressions in upland woodlands, swamps, seeps and springs, areas along ponds, and ditches. The preference is light shade to full sun and moist to slightly wet conditions. This sedge adapts to a variety of soil types, including a heavy clay-loam. In shaded situations, it tolerates drier conditions.