Description: In lakeside nutrient-rich swamps mostly in the south of Northern Ireland. It resembles the common sedge (Carex nigra) but is densely tufted and taller.

All names: Carex elata All.; Carex stricta Gooden., non Lam.; Carex hudsonii A.Benn.

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

iNaturalist: Carex elata at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.