Long-stalked sedge

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Carex pedunculata

Long-stalked sedge, a reference photo
Photo: Cheryl Mayer, Black Hills National Forest · Public domain

Carex pedunculata, the long-stalk sedge or longstalk sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Carex, native to Canada and the central and eastern United States. Its seeds are dispersed by ants.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Long-stalked 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.

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Classification

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

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