| Carex pilulifera | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Subgenus: | Carex subg. Carex |
| Section: | Carex sect. Acrocystis |
| Species: | C. pilulifera
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| Binomial name | |
| Carex pilulifera | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Carex oederi Retz. | |
Carex pilulifera, the pill sedge,[2] is a European species of sedge found in acid heaths, woods and grassland from Macaronesia to Scandinavia. It grows up to 30 cm (12 in) tall, with 2–4 female spikes and 1 male spike in an inflorescence. These stalks bend as the seeds ripen, and the seeds are collected and dispersed by ants of the species Myrmica ruginodis.
Varieties:
- Carex oederi var. oederi (synonym: Carex scandinavica E.W.Davies)[3]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
FEwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ "Carex scandinavica E.W.Davies | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 February 2021.