Carex prasina

Carex prasina, the drooping sedge (a name it shares with Carex longebrachiata and Carex pendula), is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae, native to eastern Canada, and the north-central and eastern United States.[2] It is usually found growing in rich soils in deciduous forests, typically in wet places such as streamsides, seeps, springs and fens.[3]

Carex prasina
Photograph provided by USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Carex
Species:
C. prasina
Binomial name
Carex prasina
Synonyms[2]
  • Carex miliacea Muhl. ex Willd.
  • Carex subcompressa Steud.
  • Olamblis miliacea Raf.

References
  1. Lansdown, R.V. (2016). "Drooping sedge Carex prasina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T64273055A67729000. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T64273055A67729000.en. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  2. "Carex prasina Wahlenb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  3. Waterway, Marcia J. (5 November 2020). "Carex prasina Wahlenberg Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. 24: 161. 1803". Flora of North America. Flora of North America Association. Retrieved 31 August 2023. Common names: Drooping sedge, carex vert poireau


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