Plants : CyperaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Carex hostiana DC.

Tawny Sedge

Description: Common, especially in the west and in hilly districts. A sedge of wet flushes and marshy ground.

All names: Carex hostiana DC.; Carex fulva auct.; Carex hornschuchiana Hoppe

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

iNaturalist: Carex hostiana at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Carex hostiana. DC.. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=2415. Accessed on 2026-11-02.