James's Sedge

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Carex jamesii

James's Sedge, a reference photo
Photo: Jason Sturner from Knoxville, Tennessee, USA · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Carex jamesii, known as James's sedge or grass sedge, is a species of sedge native to North America from Minnesota east to New York and south to Oklahoma and South Carolina. It occurs in mesic hardwood forests and produces fruits from early May to mid July. It has two to four perigynia that are subtended by leaf-like pistillate scales. Its seeds are dispersed by ants.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it poisonous?

We have no record of James's 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.

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Classification

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

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