Bicknell's Sedge (Carex bicknellii)

Bicknell's Sedge, a reference photo — Photo: Jay Sturner from USA · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Carex bicknellii, known as Bicknell's sedge and copper-shouldered oval sedge, is a species of sedge native to North America. Carex bicknellii grows in small clumps with fewer than 25 flowering stems per clump. It is found in mesic to dry prairies, savannas, and open woodlands.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Bicknell'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.

Easily confused with

Carex brevior
Carex merritt-fernaldii
Carex hormathodes
Carex foenea
Carex scoparia
Carex tetrastachya

Classification

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

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