Sedge (Carex utriculata)

Family: Cyperaceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Carex utriculata is a PERENNIAL growing to 1.2 m (4ft). 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. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds, Shoots, Roots/Tubers

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

The pith of the stem can be eaten raw or cooked. It has a sugary taste. Root and tuberous stem bases - cooked. Eaten by children. Seed. No further details are given, but the seed is small and fiddly to use. — The pith of the stem can be eaten raw or cooked.; It has a sugary taste.; Root and tuberous stem bases - cooked.; Eaten by children.

Habitat & North American Range

Open swamps, wet thickets, marshes, sedge meadows, bogs, fens, stream, pond, and lakeshores from sea level to 3500 metres. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)