VALUE AND USE
SPECIES: Carex pensylvanica | Yellow Sedge 



WOOD PRODUCTS VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


IMPORTANCE TO LIVESTOCK AND WILDLIFE : 
Yellow sedge provides cover for migratory waterfowl and sandhill cranes.
Ducks use yellow sedge for nesting material and some cover [7].  Yellow
sedge also provides nesting habitat, cover, and dancing grounds for
sharptail grouse and prairie chickens [20].


PALATABILITY : 
NO-ENTRY


NUTRITIONAL VALUE : 
NO-ENTRY


COVER VALUE : 
In Wisconsin, yellow sedge serves as nesting cover for prairie chicken,
sharptail grouse, and mallards.  Migratory waterfowl and sandhill cranes
also use yellow sedge habitat for cover [7,20].


VALUE FOR REHABILITATION OF DISTURBED SITES : 
Yellow sedge commonly establishes on disturbed sites through vigorous
rhizome production.  Yellow sedge invades burned and/or clearcut sites,
forming pure stands [1].  


OTHER USES AND VALUES : 
NO-ENTRY


MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : 
Yellow sedge increases in response to grazing [15].

Yellow sedge is a strong competitor and slows invasion of trees and
shrubs [1].  Deep plowing will break up mats of yellow sedge without
killing it, and assist tree seedling establishment and growth [4].

To reestablish native prairie vegetation and eliminate weedy species
from the Hempstead Plains of New York, mowing, controlled burning, and
chemical means are being used [27].

Related categories for Species: Carex pensylvanica | Yellow Sedge