Hitchcock's Sedge (Carex hitchcockiana)

Hitchcock's Sedge, a reference photo — Photo: Shaun Pogacnik · CC0 (licence)

Carex hitchcockiana, common name Hitchcock's sedge, is a Carex species that is native to North America. It is listed as endangered in Maryland, as threatened in New York and Tennessee, and as a species of special concern in Connecticut and Massachusetts.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Hitchcock'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 oligocarpa
Carex planispicata
Carex leptonervia
Carex grisea
Carex digitalis
Carex depauperata

Classification

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

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