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Slender Wheatgrass vs Bebbs Sedge

Elymus trachycaulus

Carex bebbii

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Slender Wheatgrass
Bebbs Sedge

Slender Wheatgrass is a native perennial bunchgrass common across North America. It establishes quickly, making it effective for site recovery.

It produces upright seed heads that provide seasonal interest and seed for wildlife, and favoured for browsing by elk and sheep. Its seeds are eaten by birds and small mammals, and it provides cover for wildlife.

Slender Wheatgrass is among the first native grasses used for reclamation in western Canada and the U.S. It does exceptionally well in saline soils.

Bebb’s Sedge is a native perennial wetland plant that forms dense clumps of grass-like stems. It grows in a variety of wetland habitats, from marshes and wet meadows to lakeshores and stream banks. Ideal for rain gardens, riparian restoration, soil stabilization, and naturalization projects.

In late spring and early summer, Bebb’s Sedge produces clustered seed heads that mature from green to reddish-brown, adding seasonal interest while providing food and habitat for wildlife. As a cool-season plant, it grows most actively in the spring and as temperatures cool in the fall.

Slender Wheatgrass Quick Facts

Bebbs Sedge Quick Facts

Zone: 1b
Zone: 2a
Height: 0.8 m (2.5 ft)
Height: 0.6 m (2.0 ft)
Spread: 0.5 m (1.5 ft)
Spread: 0.5 m (1.5 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: any
Moisture: wet
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: fast
Life span: short
Life span: short
Growth form: upright, clump-forming
Growth form: clump forming
Spreading: tillering - high, seeds - medium
Spreading: rhizomes - medium, seeds - low


Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: AB, BC, SK, MB, ON, QC, NS, NB, NL, YT, NT, NU, PE
Native to: AB, BC, SK, MB, ON, QC, NS, NB, NL, YT, NT, PE
Other Names: slender wildrye, western wheatgrass
Other Names: bebbs oval sedge