Carex pachystachya Cham. ex Steud. is a plant in the Cyperaceae family, order Poales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.
Carex pachystachya Cham. ex Steud.
Carex pachystachya is a sedge that grows in clumps, produces flower spikes, and bears fruit in a distinctively colored sac-like perigynium.
Carex pachystachya Cham. ex Steud. forms dense clumps of erect stems that reach a maximum height of 1.2 metres, or 3.9 feet. Its inflorescence is a dense or open cluster made up of several flower spikes. Pistillate flowers of this species are covered by reddish or brown bracts. The fruit is wrapped in a sac-like structure called a perigynium, which is brown or coppery in color with a metallic sheen and ends in a long dark tip.
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Carex tomentosa L.
Carex conjuncta Boott
Rhynchospora colorata (L.) H.Pfeiff.
Carex cherokeensis Schwein.
Carex duriuscula C.A.Mey.
Carex amphibola Steud.
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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