The Flora of Derbyshire - Checklist, Maps and Sample Accounts

THIS IS A DRAFT

The species account below is an early version, drafted around 2003. It has been provided here to aid understanding, but please be aware it may not fully tally with the up-to-date map and statistics shown below.

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Dates
First year: 1789
Latest year: 2007

County Status
Native

Family
Cyperaceae

Total records held
323

Grid Square Count

1987-2007	Ever
Monads: 127	159
Tetrads: 107	131
Hectads: 31	34

Conservation Status

Account last edited
Mar 27 2007

Explanation of terms

Species Details

Wood Sedge is a tufted perennial of damp heavy soils in woods and scrub. This native plant is found occasionally, throughout Derbyshire from Linch Clough (SK1694) and Ginny Spring (SK5278) in the north, through the Via Gellia (SK2857), to Sidford Wood (SK1035) and Swainspark (SK2916) in the south.