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

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Carex geyeri Boott

Carex geyeri Boott

Carex geyeri, or Geyer's/elk sedge, is a native North American sedge that grows in dry western open or mountain habitats.

Family
Genus
Carex
Order
Poales
Class
Liliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Carex geyeri Boott

Carex geyeri Boott is a species of sedge with the common names Geyer's sedge and elk sedge. It is native to western North America, ranging from British Columbia to California to Colorado, where it grows in dry locations within mountain meadows, grasslands, and open forest. This sedge produces scattered clumps of stems connected by a network of long rhizomes. The stems are triangular in cross-section and reach a maximum height close to half a meter. Its inflorescence is made up of a cluster of staminate flowers and a cluster of pistillate flowers, separated by a node.

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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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