This is a common seaside sedge which you can find in mud flats, salt marsh or at the top of a beach with other typical seaside plants like Aster tripolium (Sea Aster). It is instantly recognisable because of the very long bract which sticks out way beyond the flowers or fruits. The bract (which looks like a long leaf) often sticks out almost at right angles to the plant and sometimes it is fairly upright. The plant itself grows in distinct tufts.
Edge of salt marsh vegetation, Red Rocks Wirral, 28th June 2005
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Added on October 5th 2005