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Carex lepidocarpa Tausch

long-stalked yellow sedge (Cyperaceae)

 SpreadBias within British IslesDirection of bias
Very widespreadModerate tendencyNW
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Synonym | Carex viridula subsp. brachyrrhyncha (Čelak) B. Schmid

At least the lowest utricles have their long beaks flexed backwards, like Carex flava; the other yellow sedges (Carex viridula and Carex demissa) have utricle-beaks shorter than 1.5 mm.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2008-07-05

 long-stalked yellow sedge / Carex lepidocarpa: At least the lowest utricles have their long beaks flexed backwards, like _Carex flava_; the other yellow sedges (_Carex viridula_ and _Carex demissa_) have utricle-beaks shorter than 1.5 mm.

Carex lepidocarpa grows only in base-rich wetlands, and is rather sparsely distributed in Wales and southern and central England.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2011-09-14

 long-stalked yellow sedge / Carex lepidocarpa: _Carex lepidocarpa_ grows only in base-rich wetlands, and is rather sparsely distributed in Wales and southern and central England.

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