SOFT-LEAVED SEDGE Carex montana

A rare perennial sedge of short grasslands. Thought to be confined to rough, open grassland on limestone. However, recent studies have shown that it grows only where non-calcareous drift (suchs as sand or gravel) overlays the calcareous bedrock. It is a species that thrives in well drained acid to neutral soils. 

It is considered an indicator species -rich grassland and ancient woodl species.

BSBI 2025 Categorisation: Nationally Scarce

Height: up to 40cm

Flowers: May