Carex oligosperma explained

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 species of special concern and believed extirpated in Connecticut, It is endangered in Illinois, Massachusetts, and North Carolina, and threatened in Ohio and Pennsylvania.^[2]

Native American ethnobotany

The Iroquois take a compound decoction of the plant as an emetic before running or playing lacrosse.^[3]

Notes and References

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