Carex

L

carex carectum

Sedge, tough plants of marsh and field. One of the most common, also used as (desperation) fodder, is Carex acuta, which retains Vergil's epithet.

Flora Eur. 1862

E sedge. graceful sedge, slender tufted sedge S

Carex acuta L.

(C. gracilis)

G Segge, Schlank-Segge F laîche aiguë, laîche grêle I carice, carice palustre

G. 3.231

E. 3.20 (carectum)

 

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