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Carex maritima Gunnerus

curved sedge (Cyperaceae)

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Carex maritima is a short, stocky, Arctic–Alpine sedge found in tidal sand-flats in eastern and northern Scotland; it has a distinctively curved stem.

Invernaver (VC108: West Sutherland); 2019-07-02

 curved sedge / Carex maritima: _Carex maritima_ is a short, stocky, <a href="aa.html">Arctic–Alpine</a> sedge found in tidal sand-flats in eastern and northern Scotland; it has a distinctively curved stem.

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