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Carex acutiformis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Carex
Species:	C. acutiformis
Binomial name
Carex acutiformis Ehrh.

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

Description

It grows up to 150 centimetres (59 in) tall, with leaves up to 160 cm (63 in) long and 5–20 mm (0.2–0.8 in) 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 habitat. It is also a dominant plant in the Carex acutiformis swamp plant association.

References

1. BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
2. A. Clive Jermy; David A. Simpson; Michael J. Y. Foley; Michael S. Porter (2007). "Carex acutiformis". Sedges of the British ISles. BSBI Handbook no. 1 (3rd ed.). Botanical Society of the British Isles. pp. 295–297. ISBN 978-0-901158-35-2.
3. C. Michael Hogan (October 12, 2009). N. Strömberg (ed.). "Marsh Thistle: Cirsium palustre". GlobalTwitcher.com. Archived from the original on December 13, 2012. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
4. John S. Rodwell, ed. (1998). Aquatic communities, swamps and tall-herb fens. British Plant Communities, Volume 4. p. 160. ISBN 978-0-521-62718-4.

External links

• [REDACTED] Media related to Carex acutiformis at Wikimedia Commons
• [REDACTED] Data related to Carex acutiformis at Wikispecies

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