Little Green Sedge - Carex viridula
Other Names:
Carex oederi, Carex oerderi var. viridula
Native Species
Global Rank:
G5
State Rank:
S4
C-value:
8
Agency Status
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Caespitose. Stems erect, 3–50 cm. Leaves basal and cauline; blades 1–2 mm wide. Inflorescence of 3 to 5 ascending, overlapping (rarely remote) spikes; the lowest bract longer than the inflorescence. Spikes: the uppermost male, 5–15 mm long; the lower female, 3–12 mm long, ellipsoid, subsessile (pedunculate). Perigynia spreading, green to tan, obovoid, glabrous, 2–3.5 mm long with a distinct, entire beak 0.5–1 mm long; stigmas 3. Female scales hyaline-bronze with a green or pale midvein, smaller than the perigynia. Achene 3-sided, nearly filling the perigynium (
Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).
Fens, shores of lakes, streams, often where calcareous; plains, valleys, montane (
Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).