Carex adusta, commonly known as the lesser brown sedge, swarthy sedge, browned sedge, or Carex brûlé, is a species of sedge (Carex) in the section Ovales. First described scientifically in 1839 by Francis Boott, Adusta is Latin for "burnt," probably referring to the color.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Swarthy 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 adusta
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