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Carex virescens
ribbed sedge
Colonial National Historical Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Carex virescens Muhl. ex Willd.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		ribbed sedge
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Poales, Family Cyperaceae, Genus Carex, Species Carex virescens


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		VA: S5
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Appalachian National Scenic Trail	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Blue Ridge Parkway	Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Catoctin Mountain Park	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
First State National Historical Park	Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Fort Washington Park	Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
Gauley River National Recreation Area	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Gettysburg National Military Park	Great Falls Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Indiana Dunes National Park	Johnstown Flood National Memorial
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Mammoth Cave National Park
Minute Man National Historical Park	Monocacy National Battlefield
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Piscataway Park	Rock Creek Park
Russell Cave National Monument	Shenandoah National Park
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River	Weir Farm National Historical Park


Last Modified Date:	8/2/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 11/4/2025 7:32:26 AM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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