Carex prasina Wahlenberg. Section: [26ff] Section 23b Hymenochlaenae. Drooping Sedge. Phen: May-Jun. Hab: Seepage swamps, brook banks, rocky stream margins, rich forests. Dist: ME, ON, and WI south to GA, MS, and AR; in nearly all TN counties adjacent to NC and VA.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy: = Ar, C, F, FNA23, G, GW1, Il, K1, K3, K4, Mi, Mo1, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, S, Tat, Tn, Va, W, Mackenzie (1931-1935)
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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