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

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Carex athrostachya Olney

Carex athrostachya Olney

Carex athrostachya Olney is a clumping sedge that grows in wet habitats, reaching up to 80 cm tall with dense small inflorescences.

Family
Genus
Carex
Order
Poales
Class
Liliopsida

About Carex athrostachya Olney

Carex athrostachya Olney is a species of sedge that grows in wet and seasonally wet habitats, including wetlands and meadows. This plant forms dense clumps of stems that can reach up to 80 centimeters in height. Its inflorescence is a dense cluster that ranges in color from green to brown, and measures one to two centimeters in length.

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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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