Fringed sedge (Carex crinita)

Fringed sedge, a reference photo — Photo: Superior National Forest · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Carex crinita, called fringed sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Carex, native to central and eastern Canada and the central and eastern United States. It is the namesake of the Carex crinita species complex.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Fringed 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

Carex gynandra
Carex mitchelliana

Classification

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

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