''Carex remota'', the remote sedge, is a species in the genus ''

Carex ''Carex'' is a vast genus of over 2,000 species of grass-like plants in the family (biology), family Cyperaceae, commonly known as sedges (or seg, in older books). Other members of the family Cyperaceae are also called sedges, however those of ge ...

'', native to Europe, the Atlas Mountains in Africa, and western Asia. It is a riparian forest specialist. It is known as one of the most frequently hybridizing species of ''Carex'', forming hybrids with '' C.appropinquata'', '' C.arenaria'', '' C.brizoides'', '' C.canescens'', '' C.divulsa'', '' C.echinata'', '' C.elongata'', ''C.leporina'', '' C.otrubae'', '' C.paniculata'', and '' C.spicata''.

Description

Remote sedge forms grass-like clumps up to 75 cm tall by 30 cm in diameter. The stems are green, trigonous (i.e. triangular in section) and faintly serrated above the top leaf (which is, technically, the peduncle). The leaves are 30–60 cm long, v-shaped and upright, turning flat and drooping towards the tips, bright green and finely serrated. The inflorescence consists of 4–10 sessile spikes which corkscrew up the stem, typically about 5 mm long and very pale green.

Subspecies

The following subspecies are currently accepted: *''Carex remota'' subsp. ''remota *''Carex remota'' subsp. ''stewartii'' Kukkonen

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References

remota Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus Plants described in 1754 Grasses of Lebanon {{Carex-stub