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Carex montana L.

soft-leaved sedge (Cyperaceae)

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Carex montana grows in rough grassland, mostly over limestone, in South Wales, the Welsh Marches, the New Forest, a few sites in south-western England and one site near Clowne (VC57: Derbyshire).

Lombardy, Italy; 2008-05-04

 soft-leaved sedge / Carex montana: _Carex montana_ grows in rough grassland, mostly over limestone, in South Wales, the Welsh Marches, the New Forest, a few sites in south-western England and one site near Clowne (VC57).

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