Plants : CyperaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Carex panicea L.

Carnation Sedge

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Carex panicea

Description: A very common species of flushes, lakeside fens and other wet places. The rather widely-spaced roundish fruits make this an easy species to recognise, but it is quite variable in size. Most plants are around 10 - 12 inches in height.

All names: Carex panicea L.

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

iNaturalist: Carex panicea at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Carex panicea. L.. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=2436. Accessed on 2026-11-02.