Description: A medium-sized sedge species somewhat resembling green-ribbed sedge (Carex binervis) and which is characteristically found growing in the rock crevices on the upper rocky seashore. Also in brackish marshes. It occurs all round the Northern Ireland coast in suitable places.

All names: Carex distans L.

Distribution Map from NBN: Carex distans at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Carex distans at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.