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Carex inversa
Common Names:
Knob Sedge
A small, dense tufty Carex with bright, shiny green foliage to about 20 cm high. Slender flowering stems grow to about the same length as the leaves. This is one of the sedge species which occur widely through the landscape, distant from wetlands or waterways although it does tend to occur in damper soils.
Ecology:
This species appears likely to be the favoured host in my garden for the caterpillars of the tiny glittering Sedge Moths Glyphipterix sp. These emerge in spring, flying in shafts of sunlight early in the morning and in the evening when humidity is high.
Gardening Hints:
Self-sows readily into moist soil. Forms an attractive, fresh green tussock beside pathways.
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