Carex viridula ssp. viridula Calflora

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Taxon Report

Carex viridula Michx. ssp. viridula

Little green sedge

2008 Dean Wm. Taylor, Ph.D.

2015 Dana York

Carex viridula ssp. viridula is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.

California Rare Plant Rank: 2B.3 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere). CNDDB


	Plant Range Observation Search (33 records) Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

Bloom Period

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Parent:	Carex viridula
Genus:	Carex
Family:	Cyperaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Communities: North Coastal Coniferous Forest, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Carex oederi ssp. viridula
PLANTS	Carex oederi var. recterostrata
JEF + PLANTS	Carex oederi
PLANTS	Carex serotina
JEF + PLANTS	Carex viridula var. viridula

More information about Carex viridula ssp. viridula


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CAVIV) BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2022. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 10/03/2022).