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Carex disticha Huds.

brown sedge (Cyperaceae)

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Very widespreadNegligible tendencyS
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Carex disticha has a dense, pale brown inflorescence, like Carex arenaria, but grows inland in marshes and wet meadows.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2008-04-22

 brown sedge / Carex disticha: _Carex disticha_ has a dense, pale brown inflorescence, like _Carex arenaria_, but grows inland in marshes and wet meadows.

Carex disticha differs from Carex arenaria in that the terminal spike is at least partly female and the leaf-sheath is only membranous at the apex

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2011-06-17

 brown sedge / Carex disticha: _Carex disticha_ differs from _Carex arenaria_ in that the terminal spike is at least partly female and the leaf-sheath is only membranous at the apex

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