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White-beaked Sedge
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White-beaked Sedge (Rhynchospora alba)
White Beak-sedge is characteristic of the pool margins and
wet hollows of blanket and raised bogs. It can be found in actively
forming bogs at a stage between the disappearance of pools and
the development of Sphagnum moss hummocks. When bogs
were widespread in Ireland it formed an important element in
the diet of Greenland white-fronted geese, particularly at the
end of winter when other food sources are in short supply. In
Northern Ireland it is relatively widespread and locally abundant
where conditions are suitable.
Click here to view a distribution map of the White-beaked
Sedge in Northern Ireland.
