Carex virescens

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]

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[1]
Carex costata Schwein. Carex virescens var. costata Dewey Carex virescens var. enormis Farw. Olamblis virescens (Muhl. ex Willd.) Raf.

References

1. "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. doi:10.1600/036364408785679824. S2CID 85650261.