Carex pilulifera L.
(Pill Sedge)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCarex pilulifera (Pill Sedge)
GenusCarex (sedges)
FamilyCYPERACEAE (cotton-grasses, spike-rushes and sedges)
OrderPOALES (grasses, sedges & rushes)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Carex pilulifera (Pill Sedge) :
1: Carex pilulifera (Pill Sedge)
1 Jun 2006 OSGR: SU66 51° 20’ N, 1° 0’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
. Photos: Infructescence, utricles, female glume
Image 1: Infructescence - close-up - enlargedImage 2: Infructescence - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 3: Infructescence - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 4: Utricles - close-up - enlargedImage 5: Utricles - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 6: Utricle, stigmas and female glume - close-up - highly enlarged
2: Carex pilulifera (Pill Sedge)
29 Jun 1997 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Female glumes and utriclesImage 2: InflorescencesImage 3: PlantImage 4: Plants

Carex pilulifera (Pill Sedge) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Carex pilulifera (Pill Sedge)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 5 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Carex pilulifera (Pill Sedge)
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