Carex davalliana

Carex davalliana, or Davall's sedge, is a species of sedge found in inland wetlands across continental Europe.^[3] It is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.^[3]

Carex davalliana
Fruits of Carex davalliana photographed in Austria in 2008
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Carex
Species:	C. davalliana
Binomial name
Carex davalliana Sm.
Synonyms[2]
List Carex curvula Willd. ex Kunth Carex davalliana var. androgyna Döll Carex davalliana f. sieberiana (Opiz) Bolzon Carex davalliana subsp. sieberiana (Opiz) K.Richt. Carex davalliana var. sieberiana (Opiz) Nyman Carex davalliana var. squarrosa Wallr., not validly publ. Carex davalliana var. surrecta Wallr. Carex dioica var. davalliana (Sm.) Wahlenb. Carex dioicotrigona St.-Lag. Carex leucorhiza Dulac Carex recurvirostra Haller f. ex Steud. Carex reflexa Gaudin Carex scabra Hoppe Carex sieberiana Opiz Carex villosa Franch. & Sav. Caricinella scabra (Hoppe) St.-Lag. Maukschia scabra (Hoppe) Heuff. Psyllophora davalliana (Sm.) Schur Psyllophora sieberiana (Opiz) Opiz Vignea davalliana (Sm.) Rchb.

Distribution

The species became extinct across the British Isles in 1852 and has not reestablished since.^[4] It was only ever identified at one site in the British Isles (a calcareous mire near Bath, Somerset). It became extinct when the land was drained for building houses.^[5]