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Ribbed Sedge
Carex virescens Muhlenberg ex Willdenow
Ribbed Sedge: https://www.marylandbiodiversity.org/species/2132
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Carex virescens
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. virescens
Binomial name
Carex virescens
Synonyms[1]
  • Carex costata Schwein.
  • Carex virescens var. costata Dewey
  • Carex virescens var. enormis Farw.
  • Olamblis virescens (Muhl. ex Willd.) Raf.

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]

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  1. ^ a b "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.
  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. Bibcode:2008SysBo..33..525S. doi:10.1600/036364408785679824. S2CID 85650261.