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smooth black sedge
Carex nigra
Carex nigra (L.) Reichard (syn. C. acuta auct. non L.) is a perennial species of plants in the family Cyperaceae native to wetlands of Europe, western Asia, NW Africa and E North America. Common names include common sedge, black sedge or smooth black sedge. The eastern limit of its range reaches central Siberia, Turkey and probably Caucasus.
From the article Carex nigra on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Carex nigra is a tussock-forming, evergreen perennial sedge, reaching up to 70cm in height. Leaves are bluish-green in colour. Flower spikes and seed heads are purplish-black, appearing in early to late summer.
Range & habitat
It is native to wetlands of Europe, western Asia, north Africa, and eastern North America. The eastern limit of its range reaches central Siberia, Turkey and the Caucasus. It favours marshes, wetlands and alkaline fens.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 160036.