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Carex venusta var. minor
Carex venusta Dewey var. minor Boeckeler
Dark-green Sedge, Darkgreen Sedge, Graceful Sedge
Cyperaceae (Sedge family)
Synonym(s): Carex oblita
USDA Symbol: CAVEM
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Achene
Size Notes: Up to about 3 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Green , BrownBloom Time: May , Jun
Bloom Notes: Perianth absent. Bloom color refers to spikelets. Bloom time refers to fruiting period.
Distribution
USA: AL , DC , DE , FL , GA , LA , MD , MS , NC , NJ , NY , SC , TN , VANative Habitat: Swamp forests, bogs, wet places in pine forests, bays, hammocks, roadside ditches.
Web Reference
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Carex venusta var. minor in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Carex venusta var. minor in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Carex venusta var. minor
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-10-30Research By: CBR