Plants : CyperaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Carex caryophyllea Latour.

Spring Sedge

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Carex caryophyllea

Description: A fairly small species, usually less than 12 inches tall, of dry pastures and heaths, resembling the pill sedge (Carex pilulifera).

All names: Carex caryophyllea Latour.; Carex praecox auct.

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

iNaturalist: Carex caryophyllea at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Carex caryophyllea. Latour.. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=2446. Accessed on 2026-11-02.