Carex crus-corvi Shuttlew. ex Kunze is a plant in the Cyperaceae family, order Poales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Carex crus-corvi Shuttlew. ex Kunze

Carex crus-corvi Shuttlew. ex Kunze

Carex crus-corvi, raven's foot sedge, is a perennial obligate wetland flowering sedge native to North America and introduced to Belgium.

Family
Genus
Carex
Order
Poales
Class
Liliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Carex crus-corvi Shuttlew. ex Kunze

Carex crus-corvi, commonly known as raven's foot sedge or crowfoot sedge, is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Cyperaceae. It is native to southern Ontario, Canada, and the central and southeastern United States. It has also been introduced to Belgium. This perennial plant grows up to 90 cm (3 ft) tall, is hardy to USDA zone 4, and is an obligate wetland species that occurs in a wide variety of wetland habitats.

Photo: (c) Quinten Wiegersma, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Quinten Wiegersma · cc-by

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Poales Cyperaceae Carex

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

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