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(Lockton 2003); Sweat Mere, where it is stillabundant (Lockton 2003); and White Mere,where it was last recorded by Chris Walker in1990.43210987Carex elongataremains common in western Scotland andIreland. In Shropshire it has been recorded atthe following sites: Berrington Moss (SJ5206,Sinker, 1965; Walker 1975 & 1984),Berrington Pool (SJ5207, Leighton, 1836;Beckwith, 1880; Sinker, 1965: Wigginton1979; Walker & Whild 1996), Betton Pool(SJ5107, Dickinson, 1841), Blake Mere(SJ4133, Bowman, 1841), Bomere Pool(Leighton, 1841; Beckwith, 1882; Melvill,1906), Cole Mere (SJ4233, Bowman &Leighton, 1841; Beckwith, 1880), Lin CanMoss (SJ3721, Walker, 1981; Bayley &Smallshire 1983), Shomere (SJ5007, Williams1800), The Mere, Ellesmere (SJ4034,Williams, 1800), Wem Moss (SJ4734, Sinker,1960 & 1962), and White Mere (SJ4132,Williams, 1800). The only site it has beenrecorded in that is not one of the meres &mosses is by the side of the disused railwaynear Ellesmere, SJ4236, where Keith Bellrecorded it in 1976.2 3 4 5 6 7 8Carex lasiocarpaCarex x elytroides Fries(Carex acuta × nigra)Native. Rare.Kate Thorne first discovered this hybrid sedgein a field near Edgerley (SJ3418) in 2001(conf. A.C. Jermy), and then found a secondpopulation near Ford (SJ4214) in 2002 (conf.A.C. Jermy). It grows with both parents in wetmeadows close to the Severn.Carex x involuta(Carex rostrata × vesicaria)Native. Extinct (1959).Charles Sinker recorded this hybrid at BlackMarsh (SO3299) in 1958 and at Brown Moss(SJ5639) in 1959, but it has not been seen inthe county since then.Carex lasiocarpa Ehrh.Slender SedgeNative. Rare.Growing in standing water in fen or mirevegetation, this plant requires low levels ofnutrients and no shade. It has declineddramatically throughout lowland England but432109872 3 4 5 6 7 8There are just two sites at which it has beenrecorded recently. At Berrington Pool it occursvery sparsely around the western and northernsides of the pool amongst stands of Carexrostrata (Whild & Lockton, 2003). It is alsostill present at nearby Berrington Moss (IainDiack, 2004).Rare Plants of Shropshire 35