Pill Sedge

Carex pilulifera

Carex pilulifera, the pill sedge, is a European species of sedge found in acid heaths, woods, and grassland from Macaronesia to Scandinavia. It grows up to 30 cm (12 in) tall, with 2–4 female spikes and 1 male spike in an inflorescence. These stalks bend as the seeds ripen, and the seeds are collected and dispersed by ants of the species Myrmica ruginodis.

Scientific name

Carex pilulifera

Family

Cyperaceae