BLADDER SEDGE Carex vesicaria

Hesgen Chwysigennaidd Ber-dywy

Bladder Sedge, is a sedge of mesotrophic mires, the edges of slow flowing water courses and marshy grasslands. It has a rather scattered distribution in Britain. It is similar to Bottle Sedge (Carex rostrata) and easily confused with it, but it has a more tapered utricle and a much longer ligule. 

A species in decline.

BSBI 2025 Categorisation: Vulnerable

Height: up to 120cm

Flowers: July to August