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Scirpus sylvaticus L.

wood club-rush (Cyperaceae)

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Scirpus sylvaticus is a large rhizomatous perennial plant, with long, broad leaves and a sizeable inflorescence.

Tiddington (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2018-07-25

 wood club-rush / Scirpus sylvaticus: _Scirpus sylvaticus_ is a large rhizomatous perennial plant, with long, broad leaves and a sizeable inflorescence.

The spikelets of Scirpus sylvaticus are ovoid, up to 6 mm long, and borne in clusters of 3–10.

Tiddington (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2018-07-25

 wood club-rush / Scirpus sylvaticus: The spikelets of _Scirpus sylvaticus_ are ovoid, up to 6 mm long, and borne in clusters of 3–10.

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