''Cyperus virens'' is a species of

sedge 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'' wit ...

that is native to southern parts of

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and

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virens Plants described in 1803 Flora of Brazil Flora of Mexico Flora of Alabama Flora of Georgia (U.S. state) Flora of Florida Flora of Texas Flora of South Carolina Flora of Argentina Flora of Bolivia Flora of Chile Flora of Colombia Flora of Costa Rica Flora of Cuba Flora of the Dominican Republic Flora of Guatemala Flora of Haiti Flora of Honduras Flora of Louisiana Flora of Jamaica Flora of Mississippi Flora of North Carolina Flora of Panama Flora of Paraguay Flora of Puerto Rico Flora of Suriname Flora of Uruguay Flora of Venezuela Flora of El Salvador Taxa named by André Michaux {{Cyperus-stub

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