Carex prairea Dewey ex Alph.Wood is a plant in the Cyperaceae family, order Poales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Carex prairea Dewey ex Alph.Wood

Carex prairea Dewey ex Alph.Wood

Prairie sedge (Carex prairea) is a North American native perennial tussock-forming sedge in the Cyperaceae family.

Family
Cyperaceae
Genus
Carex
Order
Poales
Class
Liliopsida

About Carex prairea Dewey ex Alph.Wood

Carex prairea Dewey ex Alph.Wood, commonly called prairie sedge, is a species of the genus Carex. It is native to North America. This plant is a perennial, tussock-forming species that belongs to the Cyperaceae family.

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Taxonomy

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae › Carex

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

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