Carex pauciflora. Few flowered sedge.
Life-form & Growth Form:
Hemicryptophyte. Herbaceous perennial. Rhizomatous, rhizome short-creeping.
Flowering period:
June and July.
Habitats:
Flushes within montane blanket bog. Upland sphagnum bogs. Wet level moorland. Clearings in swampy woods.
Threats:
Habitat loss and fragmentation through peat cutting, peatland drainage, encroachment of scrub and woodland, coniferous afforestation, and burning of bog vegetation. Overgrazing by livestock.
Distribution map:
For an interactive map follow this link to the BSBI webpage