Carex virescens

Carex virescens
	Botanical illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Carex
Species:	C. virescens
Binomial name
	Carex virescens; Muhl. ex Willd.
Synonyms
	Carex costataSchwein.; Carex virescens var. costataDewey; Carex virescens var. enormisFarw.; Olamblis virescens(Muhl. ex Willd.) Raf.;

Last updated March 26, 2025

Carex virescens, the ribbed sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae, native to eastern North America.^[1]^[2] It strongly resembles and has nearly the same range as Carex swanii .^[3]

References

1 2 "Carex virescens Muhl. ex Willd". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 17 October 2022.
↑ "Carex virescens — ribbed sedge". Go Botany (3.8). Native Plant Trust. 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
↑ Smith, Tyler W.; Waterway, Marcia J. (2008). "Evaluating the Taxonomic Status of the Globally Rare Carex roanensis and Allied Species Using Morphology and Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphisms". Systematic Botany. 33 (3): 525–535. doi:10.1600/036364408785679824. S2CID 85650261.

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[POWO_20008078-1-1] 1 2 "Carex virescens Muhl. ex Willd". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 17 October 2022.

[2] "Carex virescens — ribbed sedge". Go Botany (3.8). Native Plant Trust. 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.

[1_of_273_Google_Scholar_Hits-3] Smith, Tyler W.; Waterway, Marcia J. (2008). "Evaluating the Taxonomic Status of the Globally Rare Carex roanensis and Allied Species Using Morphology and Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphisms". Systematic Botany. 33 (3): 525–535. doi:10.1600/036364408785679824. S2CID 85650261.

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