''Carex laevigata'', the smooth-stalked sedge, is a species of

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. It lives in moist, shady environment in the

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s of

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and

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, particularly in alder–ash woodland. It is distinguished from similar species, such as '' C. binervis'' and '' C. distans'' by the presence of tiny red dots on the utricles. ''Carex laevigata'' was first described by James Edward Smith in 1800, in a paper in the journal ''

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''.

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* laevigata Flora of Europe Plants described in 1800 Taxa named by James Edward Smith {{Carex-stub