Carex viridula Michaux var. viridula . Section: [26xx] Section 37 Ceratocystis. 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.
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
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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