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Carex pulicaris L.

flea sedge (Cyperaceae)

 SpreadBias within British IslesDirection of bias
Very widespreadSlight tendencyNW
Plant Atlas 2020
BSBI Distribution Map

Carex pulicaris is the most widespread of the sedges with a single spike (male at the apex, female below), and the only one with only 2 stigmas (except for occasional examples of Carex dioica).

Morvich (VC105: West Ross); 2019-07-04

 flea sedge / Carex pulicaris: _Carex pulicaris_ is the most widespread of the sedges with a single spike (male at the apex, female below), and the only one with only 2 stigmas (except for occasional examples of _Carex dioica_).

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