Fish Hooks (Carex corynoidea)

Fish Hooks, a reference photo — Photo: P. J. de Lange · CC BY 4.0 (licence)

Carex corynoidea, fish hooks, is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family Cyperaceae, native to New Zealand. A perennial of montane forests, its chromosome number is 2n = 88.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Fish Hooks 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 megalepis
Carex uncinata
Carex quinquin
Carex spinirostris
Carex zotovii
Carex hamata

Classification

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

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