Carex appressa R.Br.

Utricle dark yellow-brown when mature; base truncate, thickened; compressed, c. 1.5 mm diam; beak 1 mm long, slightly notched, scabro-pubescent. Inflorescence usually more than 12 cm high. Leaves shorter than to as long as culms with antrorse marginal prickles. Densely tufted herb forming large tussocks. Widespread. Damp places