Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Carex virescens
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
Go to FSUS key
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Ribbed Sedge at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex virescens
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Carex virescens
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 23 (2002)
Carex virescens
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-086:
Carex virescens FAMILY Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Carex virescens
COMMON NAME:
Ribbed Sedge
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_cavi4_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm230523_3360
May Greenville County SC
Watson-Cooper Heritage Preserve
Differs from C. caroliniana, C. complanata, and C. swanii in its narrower, very long spikes, per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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JK Marlow jkm230523_3361
May Greenville County SC
Watson-Cooper Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm240605_9752
June Greenville County SC
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Carex virescens
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Carex virescens
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Carex virescens
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 23
Carex virescens
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 030-17-086:
Carex virescens
FAMILY
Cyperaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Carex virescens
1996
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Monoecious
Habitat: Nutrient-rich forests, woodlands, and openings, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in Carolina Mountains & NC Piedmont, uncommon in GA Mountains (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal? Alternate, 3-ranked?
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Perianth absent
3 stamens
Superior ovary
Unisexual
Inflorescences: spikes (terminal spike gynecandrous; 3-4 lateral pistillate)
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Nutlet
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