Rhynchospora compressa, known by the common name of flatfruit beaksedge, is a member of the sedge family, Cyperaceae. It is a perennial herb, found in wetlands of the southeastern United States, primarily along the northeastern Gulf Coast.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Flatfruit beaksedge 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
- Rhynchospora harveyi
- Rhynchospora recognita
- Rhynchospora globularis
- Rhynchospora baldwinii
- Rhynchospora elliottii
- Rhynchospora microcarpa
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Poales
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Rhynchospora
- Species
- Rhynchospora compressa
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