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Carex pauciflora Lightf.

few-flowered sedge (Cyperaceae)

 SpreadBias within British IslesDirection of bias
WidespreadVery strong tendencyN
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Carex pauciflora has 1 spike, like Carex pulicaris, but is paler, has 3 stigmas, and the style continues to project from the end of the utricle after flowering; it is widespread in the Scottish Highlands but rare in other mountain regions.

Meall an Dobharchain (VC89: East Perthshire); 2019-07-02

 few-flowered sedge / Carex pauciflora: _Carex pauciflora_ has 1 spike, like _Carex pulicaris_, but is paler, has 3 stigmas, and the style continues to project from the end of the utricle after flowering; it is widespread in the Scottish Highlands but rare in other mountain regions.

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