Carex digitata L. is a plant in the Cyperaceae family, order Poales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Carex digitata L.

Carex digitata L.

Carex digitata is a Carex species native to Europe and western Asia, most common in shady deciduous mesotrophic oak-hornbeam forests.

Family
Genus
Carex
Order
Poales
Class
Liliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Carex digitata L.

Carex digitata L., commonly called finger sedge or fingered sedge, is a species of the genus Carex. It is native to Europe and western Asia, and occurs most frequently in shady, deciduous mesotrophic oak-hornbeam forests.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Poales Cyperaceae Carex

More from Cyperaceae

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

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