Spring sedge (Carex caryophyllea)

Spring sedge, a reference photo — Photo: Hugo.arg · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Carex caryophyllea is a species of plant in the family Cyperaceae first described by Marc Antoine Louis Claret de La Tourrette. Two varieties are listed in the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families:

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Spring 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 umbrosa
Carex ericetorum
Carex richardsonii
Carex inops
Carex montana
Carex halleriana

Classification

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

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