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ribbed sedge
Scientific Name: Carex virescens
Family: Cyperaceae
Category: Monocot
Growth: Graminoid
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Green-ribbed Sedge (Carex binervis)
Carex binervis, commonly known as Green-ribbed Sedge, is a European species of sedge with an Atlantic distribution.
Considerations for Pets
- The plant produces fruit that tapers into a long, deeply notched beak.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Carex binervis
- Common Name: Green-ribbed Sedge
- Family: Cyperaceae
- Rank: Species
Distribution and Habitat
- Found from Fennoscandia to the Iberian Peninsula.
- Commonly found in grassy moors and coasts.
- Also found in dry and damp areas of fields, moorlands, rough grasslands, and open woodlands.
- North Temperate Zone in W. Europe, N. Asia, and N. Africa.
Morphological Characteristics
- Densely tufted sedge with short rhizomes.
- Height ranges from 15 to 150 cm.
- Leaves are light green and shiny on the underside, but dark green.
- Female glumes are dark brown with a green midrib, approximately 3 mm long.
- Fruit is green or dark brown with a pronounced green rib on each edge. Other ribs may be lacking or faint.
- Fairly tall sedge with female spikes arranged distantly along the stem. The lowest spike is often separate.
- Single male spikelet above with 3 female spikelets below.
- The terminal spikelet is male above, female below.
Synonyms and Related Species
- Stiff sedge, Spring sedge, White sedge, Dioecious sedge, Star sedge, Glaucous sedge, and Tawny sedge are also listed as common names.
- Ribbed sedge (Carex virescens).
- Many-ribbed Sedge (Carex multicostata).
Further Information
- RHS (Royal Horticultural Society) provides help and information on Carex binervis.
- Discover Life provides information about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification, and distribution of Carex virescens, Ribbed sedge.