Carex acutiformis, the lesser pond sedge, is a species of sedge

Carex

Carex is a genus of plants in the family Cyperaceae, commonly known as sedges. Other members of the Cyperaceae family are also called sedges, however those of genus Carex may be called "true" sedges, and it is the most species-rich genus in the family. The study of Carex is known as...

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Description

It grows up to 150 centimetres (59.1 in) tall, with leaves up to 160 cm (63 in) long and 5–20 mm (0.196850393700787–0.78740157480315 ) wide.

Ecology

It is native to parts of Northern and Western Europe, where it grows in moist spots in a number of habitat types. In its native European range this species is often associated with the Juncus subnodulosus–Cirsium palustre fen-meadow

Juncus subnodulosus-Cirsium palustre fen-meadow

The Juncus subnodulosus-Cirsium palustre fen-meadow is a plant association characteristically found on damp ground in portions of western Europe...

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Habitat

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. It is also a dominant plant in the Carex acutiformis swamp plant association.