Plants : CyperaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Carex vesicaria L.

Bladder-sedge

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Carex vesicaria

Description: A fairly robust plant, similar to the commoner bottle sedge (Carex rostrata) and sometimes hybridizing with it. A species of wet peaty or inorganic soils around lakes, in drains, on riversides and in marshes.

All names: Carex vesicaria L.

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

iNaturalist: Carex vesicaria at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Carex vesicaria. L.. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=2427. Accessed on 2026-11-02.