Silvery-flowered sedge (Carex argyrantha)

Silvery-flowered sedge, a reference photo — Photo: Zihao Wang · CC BY 4.0 (licence)

Carex argyrantha, the hay sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to eastern Canada and the east-central and northeastern United States, and has gone extinct in Delaware. It typically grows in rocky woodlands and on sandstone ledges and has potential for use on green roofs.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Silvery-flowered 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

Carex albolutescens
Carex festucacea
Carex echinodes
Carex straminea
Carex tenera
Carex foenea

Classification

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

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