Carex virescens Muhl. ex Willd. is a plant in the Cyperaceae family, order Poales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Carex virescens Muhl. ex Willd.

Carex virescens Muhl. ex Willd.

Ribbed sedge (Carex virescens) is a flowering sedge native to eastern North America that resembles Carex swanii.

Family
Genus
Carex
Order
Poales
Class
Liliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Carex virescens Muhl. ex Willd.

Carex virescens, commonly known as ribbed sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the Cyperaceae family. It is native to eastern North America. This species strongly resembles Carex swanii, and has nearly the same geographic distribution as that species.

Photo: (c) Samuel Brinker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Samuel Brinker · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Poales Cyperaceae Carex

More from Cyperaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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