Pill Sedge - Carex pilulifera
Description
It has very short rhizomes and is densely tufted or even tussock forming. It is 10 to 30 cm in height and the upper part of the stem is rough.
Identification difficulty
Recording advice
The County Recorder has asked for a specimen of this plant to be retained for verification
Habitat
Heath grassland and marshes.
When to see it
Fruiting June and July.
Life History
Perennial.
UK Status
Fairly widespread in Britain.
VC55 Status
Confined mainly to Charnwood Forest where it is never abundant. Only very scattered records from elsewhere in our area. In the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire it was found in 15 of the 617 tetrads.
David Nicholls
Bradgate Park
05 July 2013
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