Carex virescens

Carex virescens

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Poales

Familia: Cyperaceae
Subfamilia: Cyperoideae
Tribus: Cariceae
Genus: Carex
Species: Carex virescens

Name

Carex virescens Muhl. ex Willd., 1805

Synonyms

  • Homotypic
    • Olamblis virescens (Muhl. ex Willd.) Raf., Good Book: 26 (1840).
  • Heterotypic
    • Carex costata Schwein., Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 1: 67 (1824), nom. illeg.
    • Carex virescens var. costata Dewey, Amer. J. Sci. Arts 9: 260 (1825).
    • Carex virescens var. enormis Farw., Amer. Midl. Naturalist 12: 51 (1930).


Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
      • Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Masachusettes, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Qubec, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Vernacular names

  • English: ribbed sedge
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