Biology:Carex prasina

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Carex prasina
Carex prasina NRCS-002.jpg
Photograph provided by USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI)
Scientific classification edit
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.

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]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15580652 entry