| Plants : Cyperaceae | Ferns and Flowering Plants |
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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. |