Sword Grass (Carex trifida)

Sword Grass, a reference photo — Photo: peganum from Henfield, England · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

Carex trifida, the mutton-bird sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae, native to Macquarie Island of Australia, the South Island, the Antipodes Islands, and the Chatham Islands of New Zealand, southern Chile, and the Falkland Islands. There are a number of cultivars, including 'Rekohu Sunrise', 'Glauca', and 'Chatham Blue'.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Sword Grass 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

Carex alligata
Cyperus ustulatus
Carex lessoniana
Carex geminata
Carex coriacea
Poa foliosa

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species: Carex trifida

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