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]

Carex prasina
Photograph provided by USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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.

References

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  1. ^ Lansdown, R.V. (2016). "Drooping sedge Carex prasina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T64273055A67729000. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T64273055A67729000.en. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Carex prasina Wahlenb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  3. ^ Waterway, Marcia J. (5 November 2020). "Carex prasina Wahlenberg Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. 24: 161. 1803". Flora of North America. Flora of North America Association. Retrieved 31 August 2023. Common names: Drooping sedge, carex vert poireau