Plants : CyperaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Carex lasiocarpa Ehrh.

Slender Sedge

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Carex lasiocarpa

Description: A rather rare species of mires, swamp and lake shores. The plant grows to about 3ft high and has distinctly hairy fruits.

All names: Carex lasiocarpa Ehrh.

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

iNaturalist: Carex lasiocarpa at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Carex lasiocarpa. Ehrh.. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=2443. Accessed on 2026-11-02.