Carex sylvatica
Common name
wood sedge
Family
Cyperaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Sedges
Conservation status
Not applicable
Year naturalised
1969
Origin
Europe, N. Africa, temperate Asia
Etymology
carex: Latin name for a species of sedge, now applied to the whole group.
sylvatica: From the Latin sylva ‘forest’, meaning growing in the forest