Landscape Uses:
	Water gardens and along pond and lake edges.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
Availability:
	Available at native plant nurseries in northeast and central Florida.
Description:
	Medium to large herbaceous rush.
Height:
	2-4 feet in height.
Growth Rate:
	Moderate.
Range:
	Widespread in much of North America south to Martin and Collier counties.
Habitats:
	Freshwater marshes.
Soils:
	Wet, poorly-drained sandy or organic soils.
Nutritional Requirements:
	High; requires rich organic soils for optimal growth.
Salt Water Tolerance:
	Low; does not tolerate flooding by salt or brackish 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.
Flower Color:
	Greenish inflorescence; brown when mature.
Flower Characteristics:
	Inconspicuous.
Flowering Season:
	Spring.
Fruit:
	Inconspicuous capsule.
Wildlife and Ecology:
	Provides food and cover for wildlife.
Horticultural Notes:
Comments:
	Imperiled and sporadic in South Florida, but more common in the rest of the state.