Blysmus compressus (L.) Panz. ex Link
(Flat-sedge)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBlysmus compressus (Flat-sedge)
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 Blysmus compressus (Flat-sedge) :
1: Blysmus compressus (Flat-sedge)
29 Jun 2008 OSGR: SE58 54° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: North-east Yorks (VC 62) England
Image 1: Plant - in situ - close-upImage 2: Plants - in situImage 3: Plants - in situ (2)Image 4: Spikes - close-upImage 5: Spikes - close-up - white background
2: Blysmus compressus (Flat-sedge)
5 Jun 2005 OSGR: SU36 51° 20’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Inflorescence - close-upImage 2: Plant

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Walker, K. 2008 Flat Sedge Vol 19, no. 6 Page: 441

Blysmus compressus (Flat-sedge) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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