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Carex ornithopoda Willd.

bird’s-foot sedge (Cyperaceae)

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Carex ornithopoda is a sedge of thin limestone pastures in north-western England and the Peak District.

Bayern, Germany; 2016-04-21

 bird’s-foot sedge / Carex ornithopoda: _Carex ornithopoda_ is a sedge of thin limestone pastures in north-western England and the Peak District.

Carex ornithopoda has a more compact inflorescence than Carex digitata, with all the spikes appearing to spring from roughly the same point.

Bayern, Germany; 2016-04-21

 bird’s-foot sedge / Carex ornithopoda: _Carex ornithopoda_ has a more compact inflorescence than _Carex digitata_, with all the spikes appearing to spring from roughly the same point.

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