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Carex laevigata Sm.

smooth-stalked sedge (Cyperaceae)

 SpreadBias within British IslesDirection of bias
Very widespreadNegligible tendencySW
Plant Atlas 2020
BSBI Distribution Map

Carex laevigata grows in moist, shady woodland, especially over clay soils, across the British Isles (except the Western Isles, Orkney and Shetland).

Glencoe / A’ Chàrnaich (VC97: West Inverness); 2020-07-18

 smooth-stalked sedge / Carex laevigata: _Carex laevigata_ grows in moist, shady woodland, especially over clay soils, across the British Isles (except the Western Isles, Orkney and Shetland).

The female flowers of Carex laevigata have a long, scabrid, forked beak; their glumes are also extended into a long, scabrid point.

Glencoe / A’ Chàrnaich (VC97: West Inverness); 2020-07-18

 smooth-stalked sedge / Carex laevigata: The female flowers of _Carex laevigata_ have a long, scabrid, forked beak; their glumes are also extended into a long, scabrid point.

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