Plants : CyperaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Carex aquatilis Wahlenb.

Water Sedge

Description: This plant is scattered around Northern Ireland in swamps on lake- and riversides and in drainage ditches, growing to about 3ft in height. Rather scarce, with a lot of old records not recently confirmed.

All names: Carex aquatilis Wahlenb.

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

iNaturalist: Carex aquatilis at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Carex aquatilis. Wahlenb.. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=2458. Accessed on 2026-11-02.