Southern long sedge (Carex lonchocarpa)

Southern long sedge, a reference photo — Photo: T.M.Jones · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Carex lonchocarpa, the southern long sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae, native to Texas and the southeastern US. A perennial reaching 4 ft (120 cm), it can be found in a wide variety of wet habitats, on sand, peat, or acid soils.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Southern long 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 folliculata
Carex collinsii
Carex elliottii
Carex michauxiana
Carex turgescens

Classification

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

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