Green-ribbed Sedge - Carex binervis

Description

This is a densely tufted sedge, with only short rhizomes from 15 to 150 cm in height. The leaves are light green and shiny on the underside, but dark green and matt on the upper surface.

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

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Habitat

Heath grassland and woodland on acid soil.

When to see it

Fruiting June to August.

Life History

Perennial.

UK Status

Widespread in much of Britain but scattered and local in some parts of central and eastern England.

VC55 Status

Locally frequent in the Charnwood forest area but scarce elsewhere in Leicestershire and Rutland. In the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire it was found in 18 of the 617 tetrads.

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Species profile

Common names
Moor Sedge, Green-ribbed Sedge
Species group:
Grasses, Rushes & Sedges
Kingdom:
Plantae
Order:
Poales
Family:
Cyperaceae
Records on NatureSpot:
3
First record:
15/06/2013 (Woodward, Steve)
Last record:
22/05/2023 (Gray, Stephen)

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