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

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Carex tetrastachya Scheele

Carex tetrastachya Scheele

Carex tetrastachya is a Cyperaceae sedge native to the south-central United States that grows in moist, sandy loam or clay soils.

Family
Genus
Carex
Order
Poales
Class
Liliopsida

About Carex tetrastachya Scheele

Carex tetrastachya Scheele is a sedge species belonging to the family Cyperaceae. It is native to four U.S. states: New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana. This species grows best in sandy loam or clay soils located in low-lying or other moist areas.

Photo: (c) Carolyn Gritzmaker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Carolyn Gritzmaker · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Poales Cyperaceae Carex

More from Cyperaceae

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

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