Carex acutiformis Ehrh.
(Lesser Pond-sedge)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCarex acutiformis (Lesser Pond-sedge)
GenusCarex (sedges)
FamilyCYPERACEAE (cotton-grasses, spike-rushes and sedges)
OrderPOALES (grasses, sedges & rushes)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Carex acutiformis (Lesser Pond-sedge) :
1: Carex acutiformis (Lesser Pond-sedge)
30 Apr 2005 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Leaf Image 2: Ligule and leaf Image 3: Ligule and leaf
2: Carex acutiformis (Lesser Pond-sedge)
14 Aug 2004 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
by woodland stream
Image 1: Leaf - basal portion around ligule - close-up - by transmitted lightImage 2: Ligule area - by transmitted light - enlargedImage 3: Ligule area - by transmitted light - enlarged (2)Image 4: Ligule area - by transmitted light - enlarged (3)Image 5: Ligule areas - by transmitted light - enlargedImage 6: Ligule areas - close-up - by transmitted light
3: Carex acutiformis (Lesser Pond-sedge)
3 Jun 2000 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Female catkinImage 2: Female catkin (2)Image 3: Female catkin (3)Image 4: Female catkin (4)Image 5: Female glumesImage 6: InfructescenceImage 7: Infructescence (2)Image 8: Male glumesImage 9: Male glumes (2)Image 10: SeedsImage 11: UtricleImage 12: Utricle (2)Image 13: Utricle (3)Image 14: Utricle and female glumeImage 15: Utricles and female glumes
4: Carex acutiformis (Lesser Pond-sedge)
19 Jun 1997 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Female glumes and utricles

Carex acutiformis (Lesser Pond-sedge) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Carex acutiformis (Lesser Pond-sedge)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 73 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Carex acutiformis (Lesser Pond-sedge)
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