Isolepis cernua (Vahl) Roem. & Schult. is a plant in the Cyperaceae family, order Poales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Isolepis cernua (Vahl) Roem. & Schult.

Isolepis cernua (Vahl) Roem. & Schult.

Isolepis cernua is a widespread small flowering sedge native to multiple regions across the world, found in various wet and brackish habitats.

Family
Genus
Isolepis
Order
Poales
Class
Liliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Isolepis cernua (Vahl) Roem. & Schult.

Isolepis cernua (Vahl) Roem. & Schult., with the basionym Scirpus cernuus, is a species of flowering plant belonging to the sedge family. It has the common names low bulrush, slender club-rush, tufted clubrush, and fiberoptic grass. This species is widespread and native to many regions across the globe, including parts of Australasia, Eurasia, Africa, and both North and South America. Isolepis cernua is a small sedge, and it is often common on boggy ground, around the edges of ponds in freshwater wetlands and salt marshes, and in dune slacks and other brackish environments.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Poales Cyperaceae Isolepis

More from Cyperaceae

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

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