Cyperus marginatus is a species of sedge that is native to Angola, Namibia, Botswana, South Africa, Lesotho, and Eswatini in southern Africa, and Kenya in eastern Africa.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Matting 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.
Easily confused with
- Schoenoplectus muricinux
- Afroscirpoides dioeca
- Cyperus gymnocaulos
- Schoenoplectiella brachyceras
- Cyperus laevigatus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Poales
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Cyperus
- Species
- Cyperus marginatus
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