Divided Sedge Carex divisa

Divided Sedge (Carex divisa) is a scarce sedge of the upper saltmarsh, brackish grazing marsh, and the grassy margins of coastal ditches and sea walls. It forms tufted clumps and can be easily overlooked amongst coarser saltmarsh vegetation. In Britain, it is largely confined to the south and east of England, and Suffolk’s estuaries and coastal grazing marshes represent important habitat. It is most often recorded around the Alde–Ore, Deben, and Orwell estuaries, and along sections of the Suffolk coast where lightly grazed, brackish conditions persist. Habitat loss through agricultural drainage and coastal change has reduced its range nationally. Image: © Jeremy Halls, Flickr.

Find out more: iNaturalist, Online Atlas of the British and Irish Flora