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Ribbed Sedge in Harford Co., Maryland (7/21/2014).
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| Carex virescens | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Species: | C. virescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Carex virescens | |
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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
[edit]- ^ a b "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. Bibcode:2008SysBo..33..525S. doi:10.1600/036364408785679824. S2CID 85650261.