Hairy-fruit Sedge (Carex trichocarpa)

Hairy-fruit 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: 428. Provided by Kentucky · Public domain

Carex trichocarpa, the hairy-fruited sedge, is a species of Carex native to North America. It is listed as a "species of special concern" in Connecticut, the United States. The larvae of Euphyes bimacula, the two-spotted skipper, feed on the plant. E. bimacula is listed as endangered in Connecticut.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Hairy-fruit 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 laeviconica
Carex atherodes
Carex hyalinolepis
Carex lacustris
Carex hirta

Classification

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

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