Description: The tallest of the three subspecies of Carex viridula that grow in Northern Ireland; formerly called Carex lepidocarpa. It grades into subspecies oedocarpa.

Mainly a species of base-rich fens.

All names: Carex viridula ssp. brachyrrhyncha (Celak.) B.Schmid; Carex lepidocarpa Tausch; Carex marshallii A.Bennet

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

iNaturalist: Carex viridula ssp. brachyrrhyncha at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.