Plants : CyperaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Carex hirta L.

Hairy Sedge

Description: This sedge is hairy all over - on stems, leaves and fruits. It grows to about 2ft tall and occurs in a wide variety of grassy places. Common throughout Northern Ireland.

All names: Carex hirta L.

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

iNaturalist: Carex hirta at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Carex hirta. L.. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=2442. Accessed on 2026-11-02.