Undesirable, Invasive, and Dangerous Dune Grass

Attached is a fact sheet that gives all the details on Japanese Sedge or Carex kobomugi. Norfolk will be incorporating from this year on a Sedge eradication element in their annual dune maintenance program. Just to reinforce that even though this plant is undesirable and invasive, it is one of the listed plants in the Coastal Primary Sand Dune regulations so a homeowner cannot eradicate it within the area designated as dunes without a permit. However, if it’s on your lot and it is not in the dune (Norfolk officials would like to stake the dune limits first), then the herbicide controls detailed in the fact sheet could be used by a private property owner. If you have any further questions, please contact Norfolk’s Environmental Services Bureau.

Asiatic Sand Sedge Fact Sheet