Carex oligosperma
Carex oligosperma, common name fewseed sedge, few-seeded sedge, and few-fruited sedge, is a perennial plant in the Carex genus. A distinct variety, Carex oligosperma var. oligosperma, exists.[1]
Carex oligosperma | |
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1913 botanical illustration | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Cyperaceae |
Genus: | Carex |
Subgenus: | Carex subg. Carex |
Section: | Carex sect. Vesicariae |
Species: | C. oligosperma |
Binomial name | |
Carex oligosperma Michx. | |
Conservation status
It is a species of special concern and believed extirpated in Connecticut,[2] It is endangered in Illinois, Massachusetts, and North Carolina, and threatened in Ohio and Pennsylvania.[3]
Native American ethnobotany
The Iroquois take a compound decoction of the plant as an emetic before running or playing lacrosse.[4]
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References
- "Plants Profile for Carex oligosperma (fewseed sedge)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved 12 January 2018. (Note: This list is newer than the one used by plants.usda.gov and is more up-to-date.)
- "Plants Profile for Carex oligosperma (fewseed sedge)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 275
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