Carex laevigata explained

Carex laevigata, the smooth-stalked sedge, is a species of sedge. It lives in moist, shady environment in the lowlands of Western and Central Europe, particularly in alder–ash woodland.^[1] It is distinguished from similar species, such as C. binervis and C. distans by the presence of tiny red dots on the utricles.^[1] Carex laevigata was first described by James Edward Smith in 1800, in a paper in the journal Transactions of the Linnean Society of London.^[2]

External links

• Web site: Smooth Sedge, Carex laevigata . West Highland Flora . Carl Farmer . 2011-08-21 . 2011-11-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111104161532/http://www.plant-identification.co.uk/skye/cyperaceae/carex-laevigata.htm . dead .

Notes and References

1. Book: A. C. Jermy . D. A. Simpson . M. J. Y. Foley . M. S. Porter . 2007 . Sedges of the British Isles . 3rd . BSBI Handbook No. 1 . 978-0-901158-35-2 . . Carex laevigata Sm. . 356–357.
2. James Edward Smith . James Edward Smith (botanist) . 1800 . Descriptions of five new British species of Carex . . 5 . 19 . 264–273 . 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1800.tb00600.x.