Great Pond Sedge (Carex riparia)

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

Carex riparia is an evergreen Perennial growing to 1.5 m (5ft) by 2 m (6ft) at a fast rate. See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 6. It is in leaf all year, in flower from May to June, 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.

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

By slow flowing rivers, in ditches and ponds and occasionally on drier ground. (Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)