''Carex virescens'', the ribbed sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family

Cyperaceae The Cyperaceae are a family of graminoid (grass-like), monocotyledonous flowering plants known as sedges. The family is large, with some 5,500 known species described in about 90 genera, the largest being the "true sedges" genus ''Carex'' w ...

, native to eastern North America. It strongly resembles and has nearly the same range as ''

Carex swanii ''Carex swanii'', known as Swan's sedge or downy green sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to eastern North America. It was originally described as ''Carex virescens'' var. ''swanii'' in 1906, then e ...

''.

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virescens Flora of Quebec Flora of Ontario Flora of Illinois Flora of Missouri Flora of the Northeastern United States Flora of the Southeastern United States Plants described in 1805 {{Carex-stub