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Pictorial guide to the flora of the British Isles
Carex bigelowii is an Arctic–Alpine sedge found in upland areas; it is typically shorter than Carex nigra, with the lowest bract shorter than the inflorescence.
Ben Nevis (VC97: West Inverness); 2018-08-20 |
![stiff sedge / Carex bigelowii: _Carex bigelowii_ is an <a href="aa.html">Arctic–Alpine</a> sedge found in upland areas; it is typically shorter than _Carex nigra_, with the lowest bract shorter than the inflorescence.](img/833998.jpg) |
In Carex bigelowii, unlike Carex nigra, the stomata are all on the densely papillose undersides of the leaves, and the ligules are acute, not rounded.
Ben Nevis (VC97: West Inverness); 2018-08-20 |
![stiff sedge / Carex bigelowii: In _Carex bigelowii_, unlike _Carex nigra_, the stomata are all on the densely papillose undersides of the leaves, and the ligules are acute, not rounded.](img/978322.jpg) |
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