Carex sylvatica
Common names
wood sedge
Biostatus
Exotic
Category
Vascular
Structural class
Sedges
Conservation status
Not applicable
Detailed taxonomy
Family
Cyperaceae
Ecology
Year naturalised
1969
Origin
Europe, N. Africa, temperate Asia
Other information
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