Bunchy flat-sedge

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Cyperus polystachyos

Bunchy flat-sedge, a reference photo
Photo: CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Cyperus polystachyos, also known as Pycreus polystachyos, and also called manyspike flatsedge in the US, or bunchy sedge, coast flatsedge, many-spiked sedge or Texas sedge in Australia, is a herbaceous species in the family Cyperaceae, widespread in tropical and subtropical areas around the world, sometimes extending its range into temperate regions.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Bunchy flat-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
Cyperus
Species
Cyperus polystachyos

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