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Carex pallescens L.

pale sedge (Cyperaceae)

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

Carex pallescens grows in woodland clearing and damp meadows; it has utricles with rounded ends, and hairy leaf-sheaths.

Grassington (VC64: Mid-West Yorkshire); 2016-07-05

 pale sedge / Carex pallescens: _Carex pallescens_ grows in woodland clearing and damp meadows; it has utricles with rounded ends, and hairy leaf-sheaths.

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