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 |
| Section: | Carex sect. Vesicariae |
| Species: | C. oligosperma |
| Binomial name | |
| Carex oligosperma Michx. | |
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]
The Iroquois take a compound decoction of the plant as an emetic before running or playing lacrosse.[4]
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