Carex melanostachya M.Bieb. ex Willd. is a plant in the Cyperaceae family, order Poales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.
Carex melanostachya M.Bieb. ex Willd.
Great Plains sedge (Carex melanostachya) is a flowering Carex species native from central Europe to western Asia, introduced to central US.
Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.
Carex melanostachya, commonly known as the Great Plains sedge, is a species of flowering plant belonging to the genus Carex. It is native to the region extending from central Europe to western Asia, and has been introduced to the central United States. The documented chromosome number for this species is 2n=54, though this count remains somewhat uncertain.
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