Cyperus mindorensis, commonly known as the white water sedge, is a species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is a grass-like plant in the large genus Cyperus and is distributed across the Old World Tropics, Australia, and the Pacific Islands. This species typically grows in wet habitats and is often considered a weed rather than a cultivated plant.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Whitehead spikesedge 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
- Cyperus
- Species
- Cyperus mindorensis
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