Bolboschoenus yagara is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family Cyperaceae. It is a perennial clonal herb, 0.8 to 1.3 meters (2 ft 7 in to 4 ft 3 in) tall, and develops underground rhizomes that terminate in spherical or ellipsoid tubers that are up to 3–4 centimeters (1.2–1.6 in) in diameter. It is able to propagate asexually through the tubers, as well as sexually by seeds.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Bolboschoenus yagara 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
- Bolboschoenus laticarpus
- Bolboschoenus caldwellii
- Bolboschoenus planiculmis
- Bolboschoenus fluviatilis
- Bolboschoenus glaucus
- Schoenoplectus heterochaetus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Poales
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Bolboschoenus
- Species
- Bolboschoenus yagara
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