Carex albursina E.Sheld. is a plant in the Cyperaceae family, order Poales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Carex albursina E.Sheld. (Carex albursina E.Sheld.)
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Carex albursina E.Sheld.

Carex albursina E.Sheld.

Carex albursina is a wide-leaved sedge native to eastern North America that grows in moist woods.

Family
Genus
Carex
Order
Poales
Class
Liliopsida
โš ๏ธ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Carex albursina E.Sheld.

Carex albursina E.Sheld., commonly called White bear sedge or blunt-scaled wood sedge, is a wide-leaved sedge species. It usually grows in moist deciduous or mixed woodlands in eastern North America. This species was named for White Bear Lake in east central Minnesota, where it was discovered by Edmund Sheldon in the 1890s. Its leaves measure 10โ€“38 mm (3โ„8โ€“1+1โ„2 inches) wide and 10โ€“35 cm (4โ€“14 inches) long.

Photo: (c) Jennifer Hayward, all rights reserved, uploaded by Jennifer Hayward

Taxonomy

Plantae โ€บ Tracheophyta โ€บ Liliopsida โ€บ Poales โ€บ Cyperaceae โ€บ Carex

More from Cyperaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy ยท Disclaimer

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