Tufts of sand sedge, precisely spaced, pushed through the sandy soil from nodules on long underground roots.

One contained sterilized soil and the other soil in which its successors, the fescue and sand sedge, had also lived.

Sand sedge (Carex arenaria)

Sea holly, sand sedge, bird's-foot trefoil and pyramidal orchid are other specialists of this arid habitat.

In the unsterilized soil of their predecessor, however, the fescue and sand sedge flourished as well as they had in the sterilized soil.

Sea holly and sand sedge are other specialists of this arid habitat, and petalwort is a nationally rare bryophyte found on damper dunes.

Similarly, the fescue and sand sedge were planted in sterilized and unsterilized soil, this time in which the plant's predecessor, the marram grass, lived.

Pīngao, Ficinia spiralis, also known as golden sand sedge is a coastal sedge endemic to New Zealand (including the Chatham Islands).

Carex arenaria, Caricis rhizoma, Red Couchgrass, Red Sage, Red Wheatgrass, Salsepareille, Sand Sedge, Sandriedgraswurzelstock, Sea Sedge.

It is known for being regularly replaced by fescue and sand sedge, said the author of the study, Dr. Wim Van der Putten, director of applied ecology at the Center for Terrestrial Ecology in the Netherlands.

Very rich flora here includes fairyflax, viper's bugloss, autumnal hawkbit, sand sedge, pyramidal orchid and the marsh orchids which create a truly magnificent display in June, when the wild flower enthusiasts and others flock to witness and photograph this rare pictorial scene.

Common Birds-foot Trefoil, Ladys Bedstraw, various small Sedges and Sand Sedge are found on the Machair near Loch Dubh, and Loch na mBreac has a good growth of Common Reed, Branched Bur-Reed and Bulrush.

Sand sedge (Carex arenaria)

Drier hummocks support Carex arenaria, Sedum acre and Senecio jacobaea.

The larvae feed on Carex (including Carex arenaria), Gnaphalium (including Gnaphalium dicicum) and possibly Antennaria and Festuca species.

NVC community SD11 (Carex arenaria - Cornicularia aculeata dune community) is one of the 16 sand-dune communities in the British National Vegetation Classification system.