Swamp Flatsedge (Cyperus ligularis)

Swamp Flatsedge, a reference photo — Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Cyperus ligularis, the alabama swamp flatsedge, is a species of sedge that is native to southern parts of North America, Central America and northern parts of South America as well as along the east coast of Africa.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Swamp Flatsedge 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

Cyperus thunbergii
Cyperus glomeratus
Cyperus alopecuroides
Cyperus solidus
Cyperus javanicus

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Cyperus
Species: Cyperus ligularis

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