Lancashire Key Species - Flowering Plants

Flowering plant species listed in the Lancashire Key Species review of 24/09/2019.

Lancashire Key Species (LKS) refers to species which have a recognised status, either (inter)nationally or locally within Lancashire. The criteria for inclusion are available from LERN.

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slender tufted-sedge ¹
Carex acuta

Bigelow's sedge
Carex bigelowii

Buxbaum's sedge ²
Carex buxbaumii

lesser tussock sedge ³
Carex diandra

Fingered Sedge ⁴
Carex digitata

Dioecious Sedge ⁵
Carex dioica

Divided Sedge ⁴
Carex divisa

Tufted-sedge ⁶
Carex elata

Rare Spring-sedge ⁷
Carex ericetorum

Long-bracted Sedge ⁴
Carex extensa

Tawny Sedge ⁴
Carex hostiana

woolly-fruited sedge ⁴
Carex lasiocarpa

Prickly Sedge ⁴
Carex muricata

Carex muricata subsp. pairae ⁸
Carex muricata pairae

Dotted Sedge ⁹
Carex punctata

Greater Pond-sedge ³
Carex riparia

Spiked Sedge ¹⁰
Carex spicata

thin-spiked wood sedge
Carex strigosa

inflated sedge ¹¹
Carex vesicaria

Carex viridula subsp. brachyrrhyncha ¹²
Carex viridula brachyrrhyncha

Carex viridula subsp. viridula ¹³
Carex viridula viridula

True Fox-sedge
Carex vulpina

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Lancashire Key Species - Flowering Plants

slender tufted-sedge 1 Carex acuta

Bigelow's sedge Carex bigelowii

Buxbaum's sedge 2 Carex buxbaumii

lesser tussock sedge 3 Carex diandra

Fingered Sedge 4 Carex digitata

Dioecious Sedge 5 Carex dioica

Divided Sedge 4 Carex divisa

Tufted-sedge 6 Carex elata

Rare Spring-sedge 7 Carex ericetorum

Long-bracted Sedge 4 Carex extensa

Tawny Sedge 4 Carex hostiana

woolly-fruited sedge 4 Carex lasiocarpa

Prickly Sedge 4 Carex muricata

Carex muricata subsp. pairae 8 Carex muricata pairae

Dotted Sedge 9 Carex punctata

Greater Pond-sedge 3 Carex riparia

Spiked Sedge 10 Carex spicata

thin-spiked wood sedge Carex strigosa

inflated sedge 11 Carex vesicaria

Carex viridula subsp. brachyrrhyncha 12 Carex viridula brachyrrhyncha

Carex viridula subsp. viridula 13 Carex viridula viridula

True Fox-sedge Carex vulpina