Carex prasina
Species of plant
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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]
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| Photograph provided by USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute (WSI) | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Species: | C. prasina |
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