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Carex filiformis L.

downy-fruited sedge (Cyperaceae)

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Carex filiformis has very hairy, unbeaked utricles, and long, leaf-like bracts.

Westwell (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2018-05-16

 downy-fruited sedge / Carex filiformis: _Carex filiformis_ has very hairy, unbeaked utricles, and long, leaf-like bracts.

Carex filiformis is a rare sedge of calcareous grassland and related habitats, surviving at only a few sites, mostly in East Gloucestershire.

Westwell (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2018-05-16

 downy-fruited sedge / Carex filiformis: _Carex filiformis_ is a rare sedge of calcareous grassland and related habitats, surviving at only a few sites, mostly in East Gloucestershire.

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