Scirpus georgianus, or Georgia bulrush, is a flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae that grows in much of the eastern half of North America. Its habitat is wet marshy field areas prone to seasonal flooding. It was described by Roland McMillan Harper.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Georgia Bulrush 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
- Scirpus hattorianus
- Scirpus atrovirens
- Scirpus pallidus
- Scirpus expansus
- Scirpus microcarpus
- Scirpus lushanensis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Poales
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Scirpus
- Species
- Scirpus georgianus
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