Carex meyenii · B.inomen

Carex meyenii, a reference photo — Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Carex meyenii, commonly known as Meyen's sedge, is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of Hawaii.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Carex meyenii 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 brunnea
Carex lancea
Carex polystachya
Carex spinirostris
Carex uncinata
Carex hochstetteriana

Classification

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

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