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Carex demissa Hornem.

common yellow sedge (Cyperaceae)

 SpreadBias within British IslesDirection of bias
Very widespreadSlight tendencyNW
Plant Atlas 2020
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Synonym | Carex viridula subsp. oedocarpa (Andersson) B. Schmid

Carex demissa grows in acid mires and other wet ground across the British Isles, except for much of central England.

Carneddau (VC49: Caernarvonshire); 2007-06-04

 common yellow sedge / Carex demissa: _Carex demissa_ grows in acid mires and other wet ground across the British Isles, except for much of central England.

Carex demissa has more elongated inflorescence than Carex viridula, with the lowest female spike at least slightly separated from the others, and the terminal male spike stalked.

Carneddau (VC49: Caernarvonshire); 2007-06-04

 common yellow sedge / Carex demissa: _Carex demissa_ has more elongated inflorescence than _Carex viridula_, with the lowest female spike at least slightly separated from the others, and the terminal male spike stalked.

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