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.[6]
Subspecies
The following subspecies are currently accepted:[2]
Carex remota subsp. remota
Carex remota subsp. stewartii Kukkonen
In its typical habitat
Notes
^C. leporina is often called by the synonym, a nom. illeg., Carex ovalis.[4]
^Hendrichs, M.; Michalski, S.; Begerow, D.; Oberwinkler, F.; Hellwig, F. H. (2004). "Phylogenetic relationships in Carex, subgenus Vignea (Cyperaceae), based on ITS sequences". Plant Systematics and Evolution. 246 (1–2): 109–125. doi:10.1007/s00606-004-0127-1. S2CID19528871.
^Jermy, A.C.; Simpson, D.A; Foley, M.J.Y.; Porter, M.S (2007). Sedges of the British Isles. London: Botanical Society of the British Isles. ISBN978-0-901158-35-2.
