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

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Carex senta Boott

Carex senta Boott

Carex senta (swamp carex) is a sedge species described in 1867, found in western North America.

Family
Cyperaceae
Genus
Carex
Order
Poales
Class
Liliopsida

About Carex senta Boott

Scientific name: Carex senta Boott. Commonly called swamp carex, Carex senta is a species of sedge. It was first formally described by Francis Boott in 1867, and it occurs in western North America.

Photo: (c) Fred Melgert / Carla Hoegen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Fred Melgert / Carla Hoegen · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae › Carex

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Carex lenticularis Michx.

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

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