Carex trinervis

Carex trinervis is a species of sedge which is native to Europe.

Carex trinervis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Carex
Species:	C. trinervis
Binomial name
Carex trinervis Degl.[1]
Synonyms[2]
Carex cerina Carex frisica Osculisa trinervis Vignea trinervis

It is a perennial herb, which grows to a height of 40 cm, has glaucous leaves and spreads by stolons. It bears 2-3, sessile, oblong inflorescences per shoot.^[3]

It is found in sandy marshes, damp dune slacks and heaths in coastal areas of Western Europe.^[4][5] In the British Isles it was only ever identified in Ormesby, Norfolk, where it became extinct in 1869.^[6][7]

See also

• List of extinct plants of the British Isles