Flora of Ashdown Forest - Botanical Society of the British Isles

A hybrid first described by Col em an (1849). Scattered throughout Britain where the parents meet but not common,and quite rare in Sussex, Frequent in Europe.Carex x ludibunda (C. panicu/ata x curta),A single tuft was found at Newbridge Bog by FR and J. R. Warlis in 1944 and was tentatively identified by E. Nelmesbut the specimen was lost (Hall 1980); the herbarium specimen has recently been refound and confirmed by A. O.Chater (Rose 1995). It was searched for at Newbridge in 1994 and 1995, but was not refound.A rare hybrid recorded in East Sussex and Wales.201Carex otrubae. False fox~sedge.Tetrad 43M (Hall 1980).One plant on southern edge of dryish grassland area, Goat cross-roads (403.326),1994, TR; possibly planted by new pond, Pippingford Park (44.30), 1993, SBRS; pond3 --++---''"----'-fatAshdown Park (431.320), 1995, TR & PA.It occurs on the sides of ditches, ponds and streams, on damp and seasonally4 5inundated clayey soils. In Sussex it is noticeably most frequent on the Weald Clay. It iswidespread in lowland Britain, common in the south but restricted to the coast in thenorth. Widespread in Europe except the north, and in Asia.Carex spicata. Spiked sedge.Tetrad 42T (Hall 1980).A few plants scattered along Ridge Road between the Forest Centre and WychCross (42.32, 43.32), 1993, TR & EL; A22 verge at Millbrook bottom (442.286), a very3 -+t-------'+_dangerous site due to traffic, 1995, TR; Duddleswell (46.28), 1993, PD; near RadioStation (47.28), 1994, Flora meeting; one plant by main track in Five Hundred Acre4 5Wood (489.326), 1995, PW.Locally distributed on road verges and in grassland in Sussex and lowland Britain,often on heavier soils than other members of the C. muricata group. It is increasing inEngland (Rich & Woodruff 1996). Widespread in Europe except the north and aroundthe Mediterranean, western Asia and North Africa.Carex muricata subsp. lamprocarpa. Prickly sedge.Six plants on dry, trampled grassy verge by lay-by just south of King's Standing(473.301), 1995, PW (confirmed A. O. Chater), where fruit and flower production seemsvery low; near Camp Hill (46.29), 1995, RN. The pH on the verge at King's Standingwas pH 7.0, surprisingly high for a reputed calcifuge.3 -++---....'-...L-f-The plants look like a small C. spica ta, but ~ave rounded short ligules instead oflonger V-shaped ones.It typically occurs on banks and heaths on open situations, and is much more4 5frequent on the Lower Greensand soils in the Weald than in our area. It is widespreadbut rarely common in Britain, and mainly occurs in south and west Europe. It is alsofound in western Asia and North AfricaCarex divulsa subsp. divulsa. Grey sedge.Five tetrads on the Forest (Hall 1980).Frequent around the Forest, usually on verges and road banks, more rarely inmeadows. It can be locally abundant, as on the verge outside Boringwheel Mill(456.263), pH 7.4 or along Ridge Road (42.32), 1995, TR. One plant near Chuck Hatchhad an inflorescence 180 cm tall in 1993, PD. No plants of subsp. leers;; have been4 5found.It is widespread on a range of soils in warm open situations in Sussex and Britain,and may be increasing in England (Rich & Woodruff 1996). It is quite widespread inEurope, Asia and North Africa.Carex remota. Remote sedge.Common on the Forest (Hall 1980).Locally frequent in wet, soggy places around the Forest, usually where it is shaded,and down the sides of streams. One of our commonest sedges.Widespread in Sussex and locally common in Britain especially in the west.Widespread in Europe and north-west Africa.