Buxbaum's sedge (Carex buxbaumii)

Family: Cyperaceae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Carex buxbaumii is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.6 m (2ft). It is in flower from June to July, and the seeds ripen from July to August. The species is monoecious (individual flowers are either male or female, but both sexes can be found on the same plant) and is pollinated by Wind. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds, Roots/Tubers

Harvest Seasons: Fall, Late Summer, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Root - cooked. Seed. No further details are given, but the seed is small and fiddly to use. — No further details are given, but the seed is small and fiddly to use.

Habitat & North American Range

Wet spongy bogs. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)