Parasol sedge (Carex umbellata)

Parasol sedge, a reference photo — Photo: Joshua Mayer from Madison, WI, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

Carex umbellata, the parasol sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Carex, native to Canada and the central and eastern US, and introduced to the Dominican Republic. Its seeds are dispersed by ants.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Parasol 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 tonsa
Carex rossii
Carex nigromarginata
Carex deflexa
Carex zikae
Carex floridana

Classification

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

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