Other common names:
Golden-fruited Sedge French names:
Carex doré Family: Sedge Family (Cyperaceae) Group: Sedges Distinctive features:
Small golden-coloured nutlets. Edible:
The little golden-coloured nutlets are edible.
Native/Non-native:
Native Origin and Meaning of Names:
Scientific Name: aurea: golden Photographs:
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Range Map is at the bottom of the page
PLEASE NOTE: A coloured Province or State means this species occurs somewhere in that Province/State.
The entire Province/State is coloured, regardless of where in that Province/State it occurs.
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