Carex oligosperma

Carex oligosperma
1913 botanical illustration.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species: C. oligosperma
Binomial name
Carex oligosperma
Michx.

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]

Conservation status

It is a 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]

References

  1. ↑ "Plants Profile for Carex oligosperma (fewseed sedge)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "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.)
  3. ↑ "Plants Profile for Carex oligosperma (fewseed sedge)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  4. ↑ Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 275


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