Bird's-foot Sedge

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Carex ornithopoda

Bird's-foot Sedge, a reference photo
Photo: Salicyna · CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

Carex ornithopoda, called the bird's foot sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Carex, native to most of Europe, and Anatolia. A variegated cultivar is commercially available.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Bird's-foot 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
Carex
Species
Carex ornithopoda

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