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Herbarium specimen: Carex sylvatica

Taxon:Cyperaceae: Carex sylvatica Huds. ("Wood-sedge")
Other name:Cyperaceae: Carex strigosa Huds. ("Thin-spiked Wood-sedge")

The photo appears to show a long beak to the utricle and long penduncles, which suggests this might be Carex sylvatica.

Filed in taxon folder:Cyperaceae: Carex strigosa Huds. ("Thin-spiked Wood-sedge")
Collected by:Philip Brookes Mason
Locality:Great Britain, VC16 West Kent, Seal Wood, TQ55
Institution:Bolton Museum (BON)
Accession number:30-07-24161
Image:Carex sylvatica herbarium specimen from Seal  Wood, VC16 West Kent by Philip Brookes Mason.
fruits/flowers:seeds/fruits

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Documented by rmwalls on 20th December 2009.

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