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Pictorial guide to the flora of the British Isles
Carex atrata is an Arctic–Alpine sedge with distinctive black spikes, all similar in appearance; it can be found in Scotland and a couple of sites each in the Lake District and Snowdonia.
Niederösterreich, Austria; 2005-06-12 |
![black Alpine sedge / Carex atrata: _Carex atrata_ is an <a href="aa.html">Arctic–Alpine</a> sedge with distinctive black spikes, all similar in appearance; it can be found in Scotland and a couple of sites each in the Lake District and Snowdonia.](img/597480.jpg) |
The spikes of Carex atrata have female flowers at the tip and male flowers below, in contrast to Carex atrofusca.
Dolomites, Italy; 2012-07-04 |
![black Alpine sedge / Carex atrata: The spikes of _Carex atrata_ have female flowers at the tip and male flowers below, in contrast to _Carex atrofusca_.](img/308189.jpg) |
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