Carex bicknellii Britton & A.Br. is a plant in the Cyperaceae family, order Poales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Carex bicknellii Britton & A.Br.

Carex bicknellii Britton & A.Br.

Carex bicknellii is a North American native sedge species that grows in small clumps in open, dry to mesic habitats.

Family
Genus
Carex
Order
Poales
Class
Liliopsida

About Carex bicknellii Britton & A.Br.

Carex bicknellii Britton & A.Br., commonly called Bicknell's sedge and copper-shouldered oval sedge, is a species of sedge that is native to North America. This species grows in small clumps, with fewer than 25 flowering stems per clump. It occurs in mesic to dry prairies, savannas, and open woodlands.

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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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