Flat Sedge Blysmus compressus
Flat Sedge (Blysmus compressus) is a small, tufted sedge of wet, base-rich grassland, flushes, and the margins of calcareous springs and streams. It has declined considerably across Britain due to drainage, agricultural improvement, and the loss of traditionally managed wet meadows. In Suffolk, it is a scarce plant, associated with calcareous fen margins and base-rich wet grassland, with records concentrated in the county’s river valleys and fen systems. Appropriate water level management and the maintenance of open, lightly grazed conditions are important for sustaining remaining populations. It is an easily overlooked species, potentially under-recorded in suitable habitats.Image: © Franck Le Driant, iNaturalist.
Find out more: iNaturalist, Online Atlas of the British and Irish Flora
Suffolk’s Priority Fern and Flowering Plant Species
Key
Listed as a conservation priority in Suffolk’s Biodiversity Action Plan.
Closely associated with Suffolk’s landscape and natural identity.
Identified as a key priority for recovery under Suffolk’s Local Nature Recovery Strategy.
Has a Species of the Month article attached.
