Carex tonsa

Shaved sedge, a reference photo
Photo: Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 1: 394. Courtesy of Kentucky · Public domain

Carex tonsa, also known as shaved sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family, Cyperaceae. It is native to Canada and the Eastern United States.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Shaved sedge being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Cyperaceae
Genus
Carex
Species
Carex tonsa

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