Foxtail sedge (Carex alopecoidea)

Foxtail sedge, a reference photo — Photo: Quinten Wiegersma (birds_bugs_botany) · CC BY 4.0 (licence)

Carex alopecoidea, common names foxtail sedge and northern fox sedge, is a species of Carex native to North America. It is listed as threatened in Connecticut. It is listed as endangered in Indiana, New Jersey, Ohio, as possibly extirpated in Maine, as threatened in Massachusetts, and as endangered and possibly extirpated in Tennessee.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Foxtail 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 conjuncta
Carex laevivaginata
Carex stipata
Carex cephaloidea
Carex otrubae
Carex arcta

Classification

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

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