Carex L.
Bristle absent from female flower or short and not exserted Carex Utricle corky, obscurely veined but not ridged, smooth, 2–3.5 mm diam.; the beak c. 1 mm long, notched. Female spikes ovoid, 1.5–4 cm long, greenish, Leaves 15–30 mm long, up to 6 mm wide. Perennial with a creeping rhizome. Coast near the sea. Sand dunes Carex pumila Utricle not corky, with several minutely scabrous ridges, 1–1.5 mm diam., beak c. 0.5 mm long