Carex ovalis   Oval Sedge CC DD N

Carex ovalis

Re-directed due to name change from Carex ovalis to Carex leporina.

So many sedges grow in or near wet land that it comes as a surprise to find one at home on ordinary dryish grassland. Carex ovalis can be found in boggy land but just as much in short grassland as this specimen was. I used to find it regularly but for some reason haven't seen it at all much in the last few years and virtually never in the same place as the other common sedges like C. pulicaris (Flea Sedge), C. echinata (Star Sedge), C. oedicarpa ssp viridula (Yellow Sedge) etc.

This sedge is found throughout the British Isles and Ireland.

St Helens cemetery grassland 18th July 2005

Added on August 6th 2005, updated 24th November 2008, updated 11th March 2010, updated Se3 29th April 2010

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