Carex prasina Wahlenberg. Section: [26ff] Section 23b Hymenochlaenae. Common name: Drooping Sedge. Phenology: May-Jun. Habitat: Seepage swamps, brook banks, rocky stream margins, rich forests. Distribution: ME, ON, and WI south to GA, MS, and AR.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, Can, F, FNA23, G, GW1, Il, K4, Mi, Mo1, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, RAB, S, Tat, Tn, Va, W, Mackenzie (1931-1935). Basionym: Carex prasina Wahlenb. 1803
Links to other floras: = Carex prasina - FNA23
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
- Midwest: OBL
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL
Heliophily ⓘ: 4
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