Carex pallescens L.

Sedge

Description:

• A small species, grass green in colour, slender and 20-80 cm tall
• Leaves have sparse straight hairs on the undersides
• Terminal spike is entirely staminate and up to 3 cm in height
• Cylindrical pistillate spikes 1-1.5 cm long, held erect on slender stalks, have oval scales

Habitat:

• Grassy meadows
• Moist banks
• Fields
• Thickets

Distribution: