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Cyperaceae
Carex

not marked as a favorite taxon Carex viridula Michaux var. viridula. Common name: Green Sedge. Phenology: Jun-Aug. Habitat: Calcareous sand flats, pond shores, fens. Distribution: Circumboreal, south in North America to n. NJ, e. PA, nw. PA, c. OH, n. IN, ne. IL, WI, SD, NM, UT, and CA.

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Section: [26xx] Section 37 Ceratocystis.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, Pa; = Carex viridula Michx. ssp. viridula — Can, FNA23, K4, NS, NY, Derieg et al (2013); = Carex viridula Michx. ssp. viridula var. viridula — NE; < Carex oederi var. oederi — POWO; < Carex viridula Michx. — C, F, G, GrPl, Il, Mi. Basionym: Carex viridula Michx. 1803

Links to other floras: = Carex viridula ssp. viridula - FNA23

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL (name change)
  • Great Plains: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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image #1 of Carex viridula var. viridula© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Carex viridula var. viridula© Paul Marcum | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Carex viridula var. viridula© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Carex viridula var. viridula© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Carex viridula var. viridula© Scott Ward; Carex flava (L), Carex viridula (R) | Original Image ⭷

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