Calflora
Taxon  Report   9773    
Carex viridula  Michx.  ssp. viridula 
Little green sedge
Carex viridula ssp. viridula, a monocot, is a perennial grasslike herb that is native to California and and is also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
California Rare Plant Rank: 2B.3 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere).   CNDDB
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Observation Search
(28 records)
one or more occurrences
within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

Bloom Period
Family: CYPERACEAE  
Genus: Carex
Parent: Carex viridula

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
PLANTS: Carex oederi
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More information about  Carex viridula ssp. viridula
Search efloras.org (Flora of North America)

Landscape information from Calscape

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Consortium of California Herbaria 2

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]. 2021. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: Jan 20, 2021).