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Carex viridula Michx. ssp. brachyrrhyncha (Celak.) B. Schmid var. elatior (Schltdl.) Crins
little green sedge
       
Symbol:   CAVIE  
Group:   Monocot  
Family:   Cyperaceae  
Duration:   Perennial  
Growth Habit:   Graminoid  
Native Status:  
L48    N
CAN    N
SPM    N



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Carex lepidocarpa

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 1: 430. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.
 
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Carex viridula Michx. ssp. brachyrrhyncha (Celak.) B. Schmid var. elatior (Schltdl.) Crins

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Synonyms:
Carex viridula Michx. ssp. brachyrrhyncha (Celak.) B. Schmid var. elatior (Schltdl.) Crins

  CAFLL3 Carex flava L. var. lepidocarpa (Tausch) Gord.
  CAFLN Carex flava L. var. nelmesiana (Raymond) B. Boivin
  CALE22 Carex lepidocarpa Tausch
 

Distribution:
Carex viridula Michx. ssp. brachyrrhyncha (Celak.) B. Schmid var. elatior (Schltdl.) Crins

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USA (ME), CAN (LB, NB, NF, NS, QC), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Carex viridula Michx. ssp. brachyrrhyncha (Celak.) B. Schmid var. elatior (Schltdl.) Crins

View 37 genera in Cyperaceae, 592 species in Carex, 3 subspecies in Carex viridula Michx.
 

Classification:
Carex viridula Michx. ssp. brachyrrhyncha (Celak.) B. Schmid var. elatior (Schltdl.) Crins

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Commelinidae
Order Cyperales
Family Cyperaceae – Sedge family
Genus Carex L. – sedge
Species Carex viridula Michx. – little green sedge
Subspecies Carex viridula Michx. ssp. brachyrrhyncha (Celak.) B. Schmid – little green sedge
Variety Carex viridula Michx. ssp. brachyrrhyncha (Celak.) B. Schmid var. elatior (Schltdl.) Crins – little green sedge
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Carex viridula Michx. ssp. brachyrrhyncha (Celak.) B. Schmid var. elatior (Schltdl.) Crins

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Connecticut:
Carex viridula
little green sedge              Endangered
Illinois:
Carex viridula
little green sedge              Threatened
Pennsylvania:
Carex viridula
green sedge              Endangered
 

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Carex viridula Michx. ssp. brachyrrhyncha (Celak.) B. Schmid var. elatior (Schltdl.) Crins

Carex lepidocarpa:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
OBL OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO

Carex viridula:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACW+,OBL OBL NO OBL OBL OBL NO OBL OBL FACW+ OBL OBL NO NO
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Carex viridula Michx. ssp. brachyrrhyncha (Celak.) B. Schmid var. elatior (Schltdl.) Crins

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 531581.
 
 
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