False Fox-sedge - Carex otrubae

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Description

A densely tufted plant the stems have scarcely winged angles, unlike True Fox-sedge. It has narrow, elongated orangey brown panicles and bristle like long bracts with green bases.

Identification difficulty
Habitat

Wet places on heavy soils, marshes, pond margins, and coastal.

When to see it

Flowers June to August, fruit until September.

Life History

Perennial.

UK Status

Frequent in lowland areas of Britain.

VC55 Status

Frequent in damp places in Leicestershire and Rutland. In the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire it was found in 260 of the 617 tetrads.

  • David Nicholls
    New Lount
    09 June 2011
  • Graham Calow
    The Park Field, Sapcote
    04 June 2007
  • Graham Calow
    Wykin Canal Towpath
    26 June 2015
  • Graham Calow
    Marsh near Old Fosse, Sapcote
    23 May 2007
  • David Nicholls
    Launde Fish Ponds
    22 September 2012
  • Graham Calow
    Foot of Croft Hill
    29 August 2014

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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Species profile

Common names
False Fox-sedge
Species group:
Grasses, Rushes & Sedges
Kingdom:
Plantae
Order:
Poales
Family:
Cyperaceae
Records on NatureSpot:
118
First record:
24/04/2007 (Dave Wood)
Last record:
20/08/2023 (Bell, Melinda)

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  • David Nicholls
    Cloud Wood
    24 June 2011
  • Graham Calow
    Marsh near Old Fosse, Sapcote
    27 August 2007
  • David Nicholls
    New Lount
    14 June 2012
  • David Nicholls
    The Brand, Woodhouse
    15 June 2013
  • Ron.stevens
    Broughton Astley
    02 July 2011
  • David Gould
    Aylestone Meadows
    04 September 2014